Girls' name · since 1970
Kiya
4,134 babies named Kiya in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,920 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,943 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,134
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kiya currently ranks #2943 among girls' names in America, with 4,134 babies recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Kiya recorded 4,134 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #2943 nationally today, ahead of 83% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #2,920 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,943 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,134 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiya ranks #2,920 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,943 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,134 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,920 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,943 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,134
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kiya's 4,134 recorded births place it above 95.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kiya compares
4,134 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Kiya's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kiya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,134 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 231 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kiya's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 231, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kiya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 231
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Kiya popularity over time - boys
23 total births recorded since 1999 (Kiya as boys' name)
Kiya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,775 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Kiya's strongest decade.
1,775 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Kiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 163
1970s
163 births
- 1980s 174
1980s
174 births
- 1990s 635
1990s
635 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,775 births
- 2010s
2010s
994 births
- 2020s 393
2020s
393 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,775 births (43% of all-time use).
How Kiya 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 Kiya's total volume
Kiya by state
Where Kiya concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 210 | 5.1% |
| #2 | California | | 192 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 143 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 127 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 93 | 2.2% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 91 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 91 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 86 | 2.1% |
210 of 4,134 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Kiya appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kiya's data
- Kiya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,775 total births); usage has since declined to 393 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kiyas (210 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kiya
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kiya: 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 (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Kiya 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.