NameTides

Kaya

Kaya was the #1,132 girls' name in the US in 2025 (206 babies), and #792 in England & Wales and #896 in Canada.

Kaya as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Kaya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Kaya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,132 (206)#792 (46)#539 (5)——#896 (31)
2024#967 (269)#594 (66)#541 (5)—#504 (7)#794 (37)
2023#1,024 (247)#574 (67)#365 (9)#391 (3)#495 (7)#729 (38)
2022#1,019 (254)#490 (83)#625 (4)—#634 (5)#1,017 (25)
2021#1,006 (254)#594 (65)#485 (6)—#363 (11)#1,049 (25)
2020#1,055 (236)#537 (74)#370 (9)—#294 (14)#880 (31)
2019#971 (268)#590 (67)#493 (6)—#502 (7)#947 (28)
2018#1,021 (254)#633 (64)#680 (4)—#411 (10)#714 (40)
2017#935 (282)#631 (66)#501 (6)#355 (4)#430 (9)#697 (42)
2016#960 (282)#605 (70)#798 (3)—#359 (12)#915 (29)
2015#856 (326)#444 (98)#455 (7)#358 (4)#532 (7)#820 (33)
2014#1,000 (264)#468 (92)——#373 (12)#695 (41)
2013#761 (357)#484 (87)#506 (6)#440 (3)#357 (13)#777 (36)
2012#810 (331)#493 (89)#665 (4)—#510 (8)#679 (43)
2011#722 (383)#525 (80)#810 (3)—#798 (4)#608 (47)

Kaya as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Kaya as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Kaya as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#5,861 (15)#896 (35)———
2024#5,241 (18)#1,282 (21)——#2,710 (6)
2023#5,255 (18)#1,272 (21)———
2022#6,147 (14)#1,314 (20)———
2021#7,587 (10)#1,139 (24)——#2,812 (5)
2020#6,296 (13)#1,230 (21)——#2,746 (5)
2019#5,813 (15)#1,056 (26)———
2018#5,106 (18)#1,194 (22)——#2,176 (7)
2017#5,788 (15)#943 (32)——#2,439 (6)
2016#7,605 (10)#818 (39)———
2015#5,746 (15)#1,095 (25)———
2014#5,485 (16)#1,035 (27)———
2013#4,463 (21)#821 (37)———
2012#5,035 (18)#1,021 (27)———
2011#4,983 (18)#976 (28)#648 (3)#623 (4)#2,629 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2004 at #541.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1968.
  • In 2025, 93% of US babies named Kaya were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 7,800 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 7,800uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 5,500uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,600uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 4,800uncommon
USBoys2025about 1 in 110,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 7,800uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Kaya is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,300 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 6,000 to 1 in 8,800.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kaya by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #732WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #797ILMichigan: #863MINew York: #1,087NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,108PANew Jersey: #718NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #830CAUtah: #704UTColorado: #907CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,180VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #676AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,314TXFlorida: #1,436FL
Kaya (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#5408
Ontario2024#67518

Kaya (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KayaCanadaGirls#89631
KayaCanadaBoys—too few
KayaEngland & WalesGirls#79246
KayaEngland & WalesBoys#89635
KayaIrelandGirls—too few
KayaIrelandBoys—too few
KayaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KayaNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
KayaScotlandGirls#5395
KayaScotlandBoys—too few
KayaUSGirls#1,132206
KayaUSBoys#5,86115