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Kaya

/ˈkɑjə/ · 94% girls · 221 born in 2025

Kaya has been given to about 10,976 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2004, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈkɑjə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 10,891
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kaya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2004 · 561
  • Born in 2025221
  • All time10,976
  • England & Wales, 2025#799 · 81

How popular is Kaya?

Its best year was 2004, when 561 babies were given the name, ranking 541st. The typical living American called Kaya is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arizona, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Kaya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kaiya0.91
  2. Kaia0.84
  3. Maya0.81
  4. Kayla0.79
  5. Raya0.81
  6. Aya0.81
  7. Taya0.81
  8. Naya0.81

Middle names for Kaya

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

Sibling names for Kaya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Isabelasister · 0.98
  2. Laneysister · 0.97
  3. Misaelbrother · 0.97
  4. Palomasister · 0.97
  5. Tracebrother · 0.96
  6. Campbelleither · 0.96

Where Kaya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Arizona0.01%
  2. Utah0.01%
  3. New Jersey0.01%
  4. Washington0.01%
  5. Illinois0.01%

With a common surname

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

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Kaya 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.