NameTides

Kya

Kya was the #1,235 girls' name in the US in 2025 (182 babies), and #3,035 in England & Wales and #1,577 in Canada.

Kya as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Kya as a girl’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.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Kya as a girl’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.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,235 (182)#3,035 (8)—#483 (7)#1,577 (15)
2024#1,083 (229)#1,743 (17)#638 (4)#556 (6)#1,117 (23)
2023#818 (340)#2,504 (10)——#1,254 (19)
2022#1,295 (182)#2,058 (13)—#559 (6)#1,550 (14)
2021#1,506 (140)#3,519 (6)—#883 (3)#1,522 (15)
2020#1,373 (158)#3,899 (5)——#1,428 (16)
2019#1,585 (134)#1,940 (14)——#2,872 (6)
2018#1,520 (143)#2,901 (8)——#1,301 (18)
2017#1,340 (173)#2,090 (13)——#1,179 (21)
2016#1,209 (205)#1,571 (20)——#2,040 (10)
2015#1,434 (161)#1,865 (15)—#896 (3)#1,363 (17)
2014#1,314 (180)#1,299 (25)——#1,229 (20)
2013#1,336 (175)#1,433 (22)#816 (3)#459 (9)#1,686 (13)
2012#1,243 (195)#1,387 (23)——#839 (32)
2011#1,244 (192)#1,545 (19)——#923 (28)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #818.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1970.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,800 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 8,800uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 31,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 10,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Kya is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 6,200 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 3,000 to 1 in 13,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kya by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #1,210MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: 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: #959OHPennsylvania: #1,015PANew Jersey: #774NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,491CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #907CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #811MOKentucky: #570KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: #1,057NCSouth 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: #1,533GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,117TXFlorida: #1,325FL
Kya (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KyaCanadaGirls#1,57715
KyaEngland & WalesGirls#3,0358
KyaEngland & WalesBoys—too few
KyaIrelandGirls#4837
KyaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KyaNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
KyaScotlandGirls—too few
KyaUSGirls#1,235182
KyaUSBoys—too few