Kaiya is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 2002 and remains in steady use.
Kaiya is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #994 for girl births in the United States (and #1,892 across all names), given to 255 babies. Kaiya was first reported in SSA data in 1974 and peaked in 2002 (389 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 255 | 255 | #994 | — |
| 2024 | 314 | 314 | #863 | — |
| 2023 | 353 | 353 | #798 | — |
| 2022 | 308 | 308 | #903 | — |
| 2021 | 279 | 279 | #945 | — |
| 2020 | 259 | 259 | #987 | — |
| 2019 | 259 | 259 | #999 | — |
| 2018 | 290 | 290 | #923 | — |
| 2017 | 277 | 277 | #957 | — |
| 2016 | 290 | 290 | #945 | — |
| 2015 | 312 | 312 | #886 | — |
| 2014 | 290 | 290 | #932 | — |
| 2013 | 261 | 261 | #967 | — |
| 2012 | 335 | 335 | #802 | — |
| 2011 | 341 | 341 | #795 | — |
| 2010 | 372 | 372 | #747 | — |
| 2009 | 358 | 358 | #793 | — |
| 2008 | 379 | 379 | #775 | — |
| 2007 | 353 | 353 | #814 | — |
| 2006 | 312 | 312 | #856 | — |
| 2005 | 352 | 352 | #768 | #10,775 |
| 2004 | 282 | 282 | #872 | — |
| 2003 | 306 | 306 | #807 | — |
| 2002 | 404 | 404 | #651 | #5,025 |
| 2001 | 307 | 307 | #799 | #5,849 |
| 2000 | 168 | 168 | #1,193 | — |
| 1999 | 108 | 108 | #1,564 | — |
| 1998 | 85 | 85 | #1,823 | — |
| 1997 | 68 | — | #2,082 | — |
| 1996 | 54 | — | #2,406 | — |
| 1995 | 34 | — | #3,316 | — |
| 1994 | 30 | — | #3,653 | — |
| 1993 | 37 | — | #3,125 | — |
| 1992 | 21 | — | #4,764 | — |
| 1991 | 29 | — | #3,664 | — |
| 1990 | 29 | — | #3,663 | — |
| 1989 | 25 | — | #3,943 | — |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #9,730 | — |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #8,963 | — |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #8,730 | — |
| 1984 | 13 | — | #5,342 | — |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #8,431 | — |
| 1982 | 12 | — | #5,699 | — |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #11,130 | — |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #8,432 | — |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #8,940 | — |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #7,503 | — |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #8,118 | — |