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Girl name

Kriya

100% girls · 5 born in 2025

Kriya has been given to about 138 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2018, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 137
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kriya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2018 · 15
  • Born in 20255
  • All time138

How popular is Kriya?

Its best year was 2018, when 15 babies were given the name, ranking 7587th. The typical living American called Kriya is about 12 years old today.

Names that sound like Kriya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Priya0.82
  2. Riya0.82
  3. Kiya0.82
  4. Kaiya0.77
  5. Ariya0.77
  6. Kia0.72
  7. Arya0.71
  8. Kaya0.71

Middle names for Kriya

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

Sibling names for Kriya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.73
  2. Bodebrother · 0.71
  3. Sienasister · 0.70
  4. Aleenasister · 0.70
  5. Yousefbrother · 0.70
  6. Galileasister · 0.70

Where Kriya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

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

    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.