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Kiya

Girl

Meaning of Kiya: Egyptian: 'joyful'

Kiya is a girl's name most strongly associated with African naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2826th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2826

57 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,157

First recorded 1970 · peak 2002

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 16 babies1982: 19 babies1983: 20 babies1984: 18 babies1985: 9 babies1986: 11 babies1987: 19 babies1988: 14 babies1989: 34 babies1990: 43 babies19901991: 40 babies1992: 45 babies1993: 58 babies1994: 56 babies1995: 64 babies1996: 78 babies1997: 53 babies1998: 92 babies1999: 112 babies2000: 140 babies20002001: 223 babies2002: 231 babies2003: 201 babies2004: 199 babies2005: 164 babies2006: 167 babies2007: 172 babies2008: 164 babies2009: 126 babies2010: 128 babies20102011: 131 babies2012: 124 babies2013: 102 babies2014: 113 babies2015: 89 babies2016: 94 babies2017: 88 babies2018: 78 babies2019: 52 babies2020: 71 babies20202021: 72 babies2022: 67 babies2023: 70 babies2024: 56 babies2025: 57 babies
US babies named Kiya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 231.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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