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Kaya

Kaya holds the #1132 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 206 newborn girls in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 2003 (#539 nationally, 519 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1968. The name's biggest fan base is in Arizona (#676 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1132
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#539
in 2003 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
206
girls named Kaya

Kaya popularity, 1880–2025

0.008%0.016%0.023%0.031%18801900192019401960198020002020#539 in 2003
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2003

Where Kaya is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025NH—Washington: #732 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WA#732Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025WI—Michigan: #863 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#863New York: #1087 (13 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#1087Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025IA—Illinois: #797 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#797Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: #1108 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1108New Jersey: #718 (10 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NJ#718Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025CT—California: #830 (35 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#830Utah: #704 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)UT#704Colorado: #907 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CO#907Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025WV—Virginia: #1180 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)VA#1180Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025DE—Arizona: #676 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AZ#676New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kaya in 2025HI—Texas: #1314 (19 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1314Florida: #1436 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1436
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Arizona (#676), Utah (#704), New Jersey (#718)

Uniqueness score

54/ 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 Kaya in the most recent year of SSA data.

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