Total births
17
Girls' name · since 1999
Kyja
17 babies named Kyja in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 17
- total births
- 1999–2016
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
Kyja sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 17 recorded since 1999.
Kyja has 17 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2016.
- 17 total births
- 1999–2016 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 41% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
17 girls have been named Kyja since 1999, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2016.
- 17
- total births
- 1999–2016
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
41% of everyone ever named Kyja was born in this single decade.
1999
Single peak year
7 babies were named Kyja in 1999 - its busiest year on record.
Kyja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kyja's full recorded timeline at 2000, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kyja at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
1999
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1999
Kyja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2016
- Peak year (1999)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Kyja by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Kyja's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Kyja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 7 births (41% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kyja? ▼
Since 1999, Social Security records show 17 babies named Kyja. The most recent recorded year was 2016. Its busiest year on record was 1999, with 7 births.
When was Kyja most popular? ▼
Kyja was most popular in the 1990s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Kyja been used? ▼
Kyja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 18 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Kyja? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyjah. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Kyja's data
- Kyja's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1999–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kyja: Baby Name Since 1999 - 17 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kyja. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kyja 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 July 2026.