Girls' name · since 1970
Kya
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 6,372 babies named Kya, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,204 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,238 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,372
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kya currently ranks #1238 among girls' names in America, with 6,372 babies recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Kya recorded 6,372 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #1238 nationally today, ahead of 93% 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.
- #2,204 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,238 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,372 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kya ranks #2,204 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,238 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,372 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,204 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,238 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,372
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kya's 6,372 recorded births place it above 96.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kya compares
6,372 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Kya's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,372 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 381 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kya's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 89% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 11%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 381, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 381
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Kya popularity over time - boys
13 total births recorded since 2001 (Kya as boys' name)
Kya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,629 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Kya's strongest decade.
2,629 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Kya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 53
1970s
53 births
- 1980s 105
1980s
105 births
- 1990s 569
1990s
569 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,629 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,785 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,231 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,629 births (41% of all-time use).
How Kya 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 Kya's total volume
Kya by state
Where Kya concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 426 | 6.7% |
| #2 | California | | 408 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 301 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 271 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 235 | 3.7% |
| #6 | New York | | 208 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 198 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 188 | 3.0% |
426 of 6,372 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Kya appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kya's data
- Kya's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (2,629 total births) through the 2020s (1,231) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kyas (426 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
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 Kya 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.