Girls' name · since 1988
Kiaya
Kiaya has 858 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,347 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,702 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 858
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
858 babies have been named Kiaya since 1988, making it today's #13702 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiaya has been recorded 858 times among girls since 1988, currently ranked #13702 nationally and more common than 21% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #8,347 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,702 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 858 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiaya ranks #8,347 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,702 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 858 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,347 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,702 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 858
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kiaya's 858 recorded births place it above 88.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kiaya compares
858 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kiaya's all-time total is 128% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kiaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 858 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kiaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kiaya's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 62, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kiaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Kiaya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (362 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Kiaya's strongest decade.
362 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Kiaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s
1990s
243 births
- 2000s
2000s
362 births
- 2010s 144
2010s
144 births
- 2020s 68
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 362 births (42% of all-time use).
How Kiaya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kiaya's total volume
Kiaya by state
Where Kiaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
12 of 858 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kiaya's data
- Kiaya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (362 total births); usage has since declined to 68 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kiayas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kiaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~37 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kiaya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.