Girls' name · since 1978
Kyah
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 3,114 babies named Kyah, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,525 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,878 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,114
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kyah is the #2878 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,114 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyah has been recorded 3,114 times among girls since 1978, currently ranked #2878 nationally and more common than 83% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #3,525 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,878 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,114 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyah ranks #3,525 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,878 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,114 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,525 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,878 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,114
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kyah's 3,114 recorded births place it above 95.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kyah compares
3,114 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Kyah's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,114 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 165 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kyah's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 165, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kyah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 165
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Kyah popularity over time - boys
27 total births recorded since 2001 (Kyah as boys' name)
Kyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,238 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Kyah's strongest decade.
1,238 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Kyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 265
1990s
265 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,238 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,121 births
- 2020s 471
2020s
471 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,238 births (40% of all-time use).
How Kyah 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 Kyah's total volume
Kyah by state
Where Kyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 186 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 179 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 124 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 99 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 75 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 68 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 53 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 51 | 1.6% |
186 of 3,114 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Kyah appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kyah's data
- Kyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,238 total births) through the 2020s (471) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kyahs (186 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Kyah
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kyah: 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 (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Kyah 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.