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Girl name

Kya

100% girls · 182 born in 2025

Kya has been given to about 6,385 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2004, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 6,337
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2004 · 381
  • Born in 2025182
  • All time6,385
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Kya?

Its best year was 2004, when 381 babies were given the name, ranking 706th. The typical living American called Kya is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in Kentucky, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Kya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kiya0.88
  2. Kia0.80
  3. Mya0.75
  4. Kyla0.75
  5. Kyra0.75
  6. Nya0.75
  7. Kaya0.74
  8. Kaiya0.68

Middle names for Kya

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kya Noelle0.83
  2. Kya Belle0.83
  3. Kya Josephine0.80
  4. Kya Violet0.79
  5. Kya Della0.79
  6. Kya Catherine0.77

Sibling names for Kya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Isabelasister · 0.95
  2. Samirasister · 0.95
  3. Blazebrother · 0.95
  4. Azariasister · 0.95
  5. Misaelbrother · 0.95
  6. Bridgerbrother · 0.95

Where Kya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Kentucky0.02%
  2. New Jersey0.01%
  3. Missouri0.01%
  4. Colorado0.01%
  5. Ohio0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Kya Wilson0.75
  2. Kya Williams0.75
  3. Kya Turner0.75
  4. Kya Torres0.75
  5. Kya Thompson0.75
  6. Kya Thomas0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Kya

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Kya across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.