Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2007

Kayah

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,639 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#5,639
among girls · ↑1,446 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
22
named Kayah
How common
1 in 73,058
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2007
30 babies
All-time total
512
#11,672 all-time among girls
First recorded
1994
in Social Security records

Kayah popularity over time

512 babies have been named Kayah since 1994, 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
0.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2015Girls

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 – – – –
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1980s – – – –
1990s 29 3 – #8,511
2000s 186 19 +541% #4,621
2010s 201 20 +8% #4,659
2020s (to 2025) 96 16 -20% #5,639

Where Kayah 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 22 0.01 outside top 500
2027 22 0.01 outside top 500
2028 22 0.01 outside top 500
2029 22 0.01 outside top 500
2030 22 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Kayah

Kayah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,639 in 2025 with 22 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1994, 512 American babies have been named Kayah. Its peak came in 2007, when 30 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Kayah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kayah?

The median living Kayah is about 14 years old; half are between 7 and 20. An estimated 500 people named Kayah are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

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

Kayah year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 22 #5,639
2024 16 #7,085
2023 14 #7,831
2022 16 #7,127
2021 9 #10,692
2020 19 #6,199
2019 20 #6,077
2018 21 #5,897
2017 14 #8,076
2016 23 #5,712
2015 30 #4,659
2014 16 #7,479
2013 10 #10,623
2012 25 #5,477
2011 24 #5,640
2010 18 #7,061
2009 20 #6,687
2008 17 #7,576
2007 30 #4,878
2006 19 #6,715
2005 20 #6,132
2004 18 #6,629
2003 13 #8,247
2002 18 #6,266
2001 26 #4,621
2000 5 #16,272
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Famous people named Kayah

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Kayah Kayah Polish singer-songwriter (born 1967) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Kayah?

The median living Kayah is about 14 years old. Half of all living Kayahs are between 7 and 20 years old.

How many people named Kayah are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Kayah are alive in the United States, based on 512 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Kayah in 2025?

Kayah ranked #5,639 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 22 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kayah?

512 babies have been named Kayah in the United States since 1994, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kayah most popular?

Kayah peaked in 2007, when 30 newborns received the name.

Is Kayah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Kayah rising or falling?

Kayah has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Kayah become more popular?

Kayah looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 22 girls named Kayah in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Kayah?

Well-known people named Kayah include Kayah (singer).

Names like Kayah

Names that sound and feel close to Kayah: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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