Kaiyah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,865

among girls · ↓1,243 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Kaiyah · -43% vs 2024

How common

1 in 42,297

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2015

71 babies

All-time total

1,235

#6,489 all-time among girls

First recorded

1996

in Social Security records

Kaiyah popularity over time

1,235 babies have been named Kaiyah since 1996, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
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1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	19	2	–	#11,119
2000s	286	29	+1405%	#3,768
2010s	581	58	+103%	#2,535
2020s (to 2025)	349	58	0%	#2,622

Where Kaiyah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	38	0.02	outside top 500
2027	37	0.02	outside top 500
2028	37	0.02	outside top 500
2029	37	0.02	outside top 500
2030	36	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Kaiyah

Kaiyah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,865 in 2025 with 38 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1996, 1,235 American babies have been named Kaiyah. Its peak came in 2015, when 71 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kaiyah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kaiyah?

The median living Kaiyah is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 15. An estimated 1,200 people named Kaiyah are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kaiyah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	38	#3,865
2024	67	#2,622
2023	66	#2,656
2022	57	#2,944
2021	64	#2,692
2020	57	#2,870
2019	53	#3,064
2018	60	#2,823
2017	67	#2,621
2016	69	#2,581
2015	71	#2,535
2014	60	#2,866
2013	58	#2,921
2012	50	#3,290
2011	49	#3,330
2010	44	#3,595
2009	42	#3,768
2008	27	#5,361
2007	29	#5,018
2006	26	#5,305
2005	24	#5,352
2004	30	#4,547
2003	22	#5,502
2002	27	#4,557
2001	33	#3,902
2000	26	#4,593
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kaiyah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kaiyah?

The median living Kaiyah is about 10 years old. Half of all living Kaiyahs are between 5 and 15 years old.

How many people named Kaiyah are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Kaiyah are alive in the United States, based on 1,235 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Kaiyah in 2025?

Kaiyah ranked #3,865 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 38 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kaiyah?

1,235 babies have been named Kaiyah in the United States since 1996, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kaiyah most popular?

Kaiyah peaked in 2015, when 71 newborns received the name.

Is Kaiyah a boy or girl name?

Kaiyah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kaiyah rising or falling?

Kaiyah has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Kaiyah become more popular?

Kaiyah looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 36 girls named Kaiyah in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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