Recorded 1997–2021 Girls' name Peak 2018 133 births

Kriya — girls' name

133 babies named Kriya in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s382010s802020s10
2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Kriya was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

15 babies were named Kriya in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kriya

The Social Security Administration has registered 133 babies named Kriya between 1997 and 2021, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kriya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kriya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kriya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kriya 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 133 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.

Kriya at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

133

Since 1997

25 years of records

Peak year

2018

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1997

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2021

Kriya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1997

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2018)
15
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 2021201820152012200820051997 5

Kriya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
80 births that decade — 60% of Kriya's all-time total
1990s52000s382010s802020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kriya?
133 babies have been named Kriya since 1997. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2018 with 15 births.
When was Kriya most popular?
Kriya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Kriya been used?
Kriya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 25 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Kriya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kristen, Kristin, Kristina, Kristine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1997–2021 (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.