US rank #10448 Girls' name Peak 2002 1,045 births

Kyia — #10448 US girls' name

1,045 babies named Kyia in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s201980s421990s2592000s4432010s2142020s67
#10448
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 41% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Kyia was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

64 babies were named Kyia in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kyia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,045 babies named Kyia between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kyia currently holds the #10448 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kyia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 443 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kyia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Kyia in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kyia 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 1,045 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.

Kyia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,045

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2002

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,448

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kyia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
64
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
020406080 20242018201220062000199419881974 5

Kyia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
443 births that decade — 42% of Kyia's all-time total
1970s201980s421990s2592000s4432010s2142020s67

Kyia by state

Where Kyia concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kyia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
16 1.5%
#2 Tennessee
6 0.6%
#3 California
5 0.5%
#4 Idaho
5 0.5%
#5 Indiana
5 0.5%
#6 Michigan
5 0.5%
#7 New York
5 0.5%
#8 Virginia
5 0.5%
Illinois share of Kyia's total US births 1.5%
Even split

16 of 1,045 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyia?
1,045 babies have been named Kyia since 1974. It currently ranks #10448 among girls. The peak year was 2002 with 64 births.
When was Kyia most popular?
Kyia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 443 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Kyia most popular?
The top states for the name Kyia are Illinois (16 births), Tennessee (6 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Kyia been used?
Kyia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kyia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyiah, Kyisha, Kyilee, Kyiesha, 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, 1974–2024 (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.