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Girl name

Kaiya

100% girls · #994 in the US for girls, 2025

Kaiya has been given to about 8,620 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2002, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 8,563
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kaiya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2002 · 404
  • Born in 2025255
  • All time8,620
  • England & Wales, 202522

How popular is Kaiya?

Kaiya ranks 994th among American girls in 2025, with 255 born that year. Its best year was 2002, when 404 babies were given the name, ranking 651st. The typical living American called Kaiya is about 15 years old today. It is relatively most common in Washington, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Kaiya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kaya0.91
  2. Kaia0.90
  3. Maiya0.82
  4. Kaila0.79
  5. Kiya0.77
  6. Maya0.73
  7. Raya0.73
  8. Aya0.73

Middle names for Kaiya

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kaiya Noelle0.83
  2. Kaiya Belle0.83
  3. Kaiya Josephine0.80
  4. Kaiya Violet0.79
  5. Kaiya Della0.79
  6. Kaiya Catherine0.77

Sibling names for Kaiya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Azariasister · 0.98
  2. Blazebrother · 0.98
  3. Yarelisister · 0.98
  4. Isabelasister · 0.97
  5. Sincerebrother · 0.97
  6. Campbelleither · 0.97

Where Kaiya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Washington0.02%
  2. Wisconsin0.02%
  3. Missouri0.02%
  4. Colorado0.01%
  5. North Carolina0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Kaiya Wilson0.75
  2. Kaiya Williams0.75
  3. Kaiya Turner0.75
  4. Kaiya Torres0.75
  5. Kaiya Thompson0.75
  6. Kaiya Thomas0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Kaiya

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Kaiya across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.