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Kya

Girl

Meaning of Kya: American: invented name

Kya is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1196th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1743rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1196

182 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1743

17 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,385

First recorded 1970 · peak 2004

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 10 babies1982: 9 babies1983: 8 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 9 babies1986: 10 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 13 babies1989: 27 babies1990: 30 babies19901991: 36 babies1992: 42 babies1993: 39 babies1994: 88 babies1995: 59 babies1996: 45 babies1997: 50 babies1998: 71 babies1999: 109 babies2000: 157 babies20002001: 284 babies2002: 251 babies2003: 299 babies2004: 381 babies2005: 285 babies2006: 282 babies2007: 266 babies2008: 233 babies2009: 204 babies2010: 227 babies20102011: 192 babies2012: 195 babies2013: 175 babies2014: 180 babies2015: 161 babies2016: 205 babies2017: 173 babies2018: 143 babies2019: 134 babies2020: 158 babies20202021: 140 babies2022: 182 babies2023: 340 babies2024: 229 babies2025: 182 babies
US babies named Kya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 381.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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