US rank #12378 Girls' name Peak 1974 749 births

Kimya — #12378 US girls' name

749 babies named Kimya in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s2121980s711990s882000s1952010s1472020s36
#12378
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 30% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Kimya was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

38 babies were named Kimya in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kimya

The Social Security Administration has registered 749 babies named Kimya between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kimya currently holds the #12378 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kimya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 212 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kimya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Kimya in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kimya 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 749 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.

Kimya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

749

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

1974

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#12,378

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kimya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1974)
38
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
010203040 202420172010200319961989198019731970 7

Kimya by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
212 births that decade — 28% of Kimya's all-time total
1970s2121980s711990s882000s1952010s1472020s36

Kimya by state

Where Kimya concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Kimya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
33 4.4%
#2 New Jersey
12 1.6%
#3 New York
10 1.3%
#4 Florida
5 0.7%
#5 Louisiana
5 0.7%
California share of Kimya's total US births 4.4%
Even split

33 of 749 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kimya?
749 babies have been named Kimya since 1970. It currently ranks #12378 among girls. The peak year was 1974 with 38 births.
When was Kimya most popular?
Kimya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 212 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Kimya most popular?
The top states for the name Kimya are California (33 births), New Jersey (12 births), New York (10 births).
How long has the name Kimya been used?
Kimya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kimya?
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, 1970–2024 (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.