Girls' name · since 1997
Kyiah
443 babies named Kyiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,723 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,466 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 443
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kyiah is the #10466 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 443 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyiah has been recorded 443 times among girls since 1997, currently ranked #10466 nationally and more common than 39% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #12,723 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,466 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 443 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyiah ranks #12,723 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,466 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 443 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,723 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,466 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 443
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kyiah's 443 recorded births place it above 82.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kyiah compares
443 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Kyiah's all-time total is 18% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kyiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 443 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kyiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kyiah's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kyiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Kyiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (205 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Kyiah's strongest decade.
205 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Kyiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
143 births
- 2010s
2010s
205 births
- 2020s 72
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 205 births (46% of all-time use).
Kyiah by state
Where Kyiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 2.3% |
10 of 443 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kyiah's data
- Kyiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (205 total births) through the 2020s (72) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kyiahs (10 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 Kyiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Kyiah 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.