US rank #2333 Girls' name Peak 2002 3,051 births

Kyah — #2333 US girls' name

3,051 babies named Kyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s131990s2652000s12382010s11202020s409
#2333
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Kyah was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

165 babies were named Kyah in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,051 babies named Kyah between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kyah currently holds the #2333 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 165 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kyah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,238 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kyah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 184 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Kyah in 29 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kyah 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 3,051 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.

Kyah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,051

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2002

165 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,333

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kyah popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
165
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
-50050100150200 202420192014200920041999199419891978 6

Kyah popularity over time — boys

27 total births recorded since 2001 (Kyah as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 27 births
468101214 200420032001 12

Kyah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,238 births that decade — 41% of Kyah's all-time total
1970s61980s131990s2652000s12382010s11202020s409

Kyah by state

Where Kyah concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
184 6.0%
#2 Texas
179 5.9%
#3 Ohio
124 4.1%
#4 Florida
98 3.2%
#5 Michigan
75 2.5%
#6 Indiana
67 2.2%
#7 Pennsylvania
53 1.7%
#8 Illinois
51 1.7%
California share of Kyah's total US births 6.0%
Even split

184 of 3,051 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.

Kyah appears in 29 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyah?
3,051 babies have been named Kyah since 1978. It currently ranks #2333 among girls. The peak year was 2002 with 165 births.
When was Kyah most popular?
Kyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,238 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Kyah most popular?
The top states for the name Kyah are California (184 births), Texas (179 births), Ohio (124 births).
How long has the name Kyah been used?
Kyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kya, Kyara, Kyana, Kyanna, 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, 1978–2024 (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.