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Kaiya

Kaiya holds the #992 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 255 newborn girls in a single year. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Its strongest year on record was 2002 (#650 nationally, 389 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1974. The name's biggest fan base is in Washington (#478 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#992
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#650
in 2002 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
255
girls named Kaiya

Kaiya popularity, 1880–2025

0.006%0.012%0.018%0.024%18801900192019401960198020002020#650 in 2002
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2002

Where Kaiya is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025NH—Washington: #478 (14 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)WA#478Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #564 (8 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)WI#564Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025MI—New York: #1165 (12 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#1165Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025IA—Illinois: #927 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#927Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025IN—Ohio: #743 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)OH#743Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025CT—California: #731 (42 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CA#731Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025UT—Colorado: #703 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CO#703Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025NE—Missouri: #589 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MO#589Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025WV—Virginia: #936 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#936Maryland: #840 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MD#840Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025DE—Arizona: #1040 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#1040New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025TN—North Carolina: #729 (13 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NC#729South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025AL—Georgia: #854 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#854Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kaiya in 2025HI—Texas: #1154 (23 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1154Florida: #1243 (11 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1243
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Washington (#478), Wisconsin (#564), Missouri (#589)

Uniqueness score

51/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Kaiya in the most recent year of SSA data.

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