US rank #4319 Girls' name Peak 2009 1,065 births

Kimaya — #4319 US girls' name

1,065 babies named Kimaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s1182000s3492010s4212020s171
#4319
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 76% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Kimaya was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

68 babies were named Kimaya in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kimaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,065 babies named Kimaya between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kimaya currently holds the #4319 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 68 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kimaya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 421 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kimaya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 68 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kimaya in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kimaya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,065 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kimaya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,065

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2009

68 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,319

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kimaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
68
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Kimaya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
421 births that decade — 40% of Kimaya's all-time total
1980s61990s1182000s3492010s4212020s171

Kimaya by state

Where Kimaya concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kimaya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
68 6.4%
#2 California
42 3.9%
#3 Florida
39 3.7%
#4 Georgia
36 3.4%
#5 New Jersey
23 2.2%
#6 Illinois
15 1.4%
#7 Maryland
7 0.7%
#8 North Carolina
6 0.6%
New York share of Kimaya's total US births 6.4%
Even split

68 of 1,065 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Kimaya appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kimaya?
1,065 babies have been named Kimaya since 1988. It currently ranks #4319 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 68 births.
When was Kimaya most popular?
Kimaya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 421 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Kimaya most popular?
The top states for the name Kimaya are New York (68 births), California (42 births), Florida (39 births).
How long has the name Kimaya been used?
Kimaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kimaya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kimberly, Kim, Kimberley, Kimberlee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.