US rank #9850 Girls' name Peak 2015 434 births

Kyiah — #9850 US girls' name

434 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.

1990s232000s1432010s2052020s63
#9850
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 44% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Kyiah was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

27 babies were named Kyiah in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kyiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 434 babies named Kyiah between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kyiah currently holds the #9850 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kyiah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 205 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kyiah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kyiah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kyiah 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 434 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.

Kyiah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

434

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2015

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,850

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kyiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
27
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
051015202530 20242020201620122008200420001997 6

Kyiah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
205 births that decade — 47% of Kyiah's all-time total
1990s232000s1432010s2052020s63

Kyiah by state

Where Kyiah concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kyiah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 2.3%
Texas share of Kyiah's total US births 2.3%

10 of 434 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyiah?
434 babies have been named Kyiah since 1997. It currently ranks #9850 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 27 births.
When was Kyiah most popular?
Kyiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 205 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Kyiah most popular?
The top states for the name Kyiah are Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Kyiah been used?
Kyiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kyiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyia, 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, 1997–2024 (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.