Kaya is an established girls' name that peaked in 2004 and has grown less common since.
Kaya is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,133 among girls (206) and #6,001 among boys (15) — overall #2,069 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 221 | 221 | #1,133 | #6,001 |
| 2024 | 287 | 287 | #967 | #5,342 |
| 2023 | 265 | 265 | #1,026 | #5,360 |
| 2022 | 268 | 268 | #1,019 | #6,325 |
| 2021 | 264 | 264 | #1,009 | #7,874 |
| 2020 | 249 | 249 | #1,056 | #6,470 |
| 2019 | 283 | 283 | #973 | #5,965 |
| 2018 | 272 | 272 | #1,022 | #5,211 |
| 2017 | 297 | 297 | #937 | #5,941 |
| 2016 | 292 | 292 | #962 | #7,882 |
| 2015 | 341 | 341 | #860 | #5,877 |
| 2014 | 280 | 280 | #1,000 | #5,596 |
| 2013 | 378 | 378 | #761 | #4,541 |
| 2012 | 349 | 349 | #810 | #5,144 |
| 2011 | 401 | 401 | #723 | #5,092 |
| 2010 | 378 | 378 | #767 | #4,604 |
| 2009 | 443 | 443 | #685 | #5,434 |
| 2008 | 511 | 517 | #641 | #3,529 |
| 2007 | 446 | 446 | #684 | #5,115 |
| 2006 | 476 | 476 | #645 | #3,566 |
| 2005 | 456 | 456 | #642 | #4,270 |
| 2004 | 561 | 561 | #541 | #3,048 |
| 2003 | 537 | 537 | #540 | #4,524 |
| 2002 | 546 | 546 | #551 | #2,235 |
| 2001 | 466 | 466 | #613 | #1,945 |
| 2000 | 315 | 315 | #758 | #5,189 |
| 1999 | 207 | 207 | #1,054 | #4,656 |
| 1998 | 177 | 177 | #1,164 | #4,529 |
| 1997 | 147 | — | #1,310 | #4,574 |
| 1996 | 123 | — | #1,456 | #5,775 |
| 1995 | 95 | — | #1,769 | #4,661 |
| 1994 | 79 | — | #1,986 | #6,690 |
| 1993 | 78 | — | #1,974 | #7,216 |
| 1992 | 68 | — | #2,258 | #5,888 |
| 1991 | 54 | — | #2,370 | — |
| 1990 | 38 | — | #2,980 | — |
| 1989 | 41 | — | #3,435 | #4,672 |
| 1988 | 34 | — | #3,343 | #7,913 |
| 1987 | 29 | — | #3,678 | #7,572 |
| 1986 | 16 | — | #4,841 | — |
| 1985 | 19 | — | #4,205 | — |
| 1984 | 19 | — | #4,068 | — |
| 1983 | 14 | — | #4,995 | — |
| 1982 | 21 | — | #4,806 | #6,023 |
| 1981 | 18 | — | #4,238 | — |
| 1980 | 7 | — | #8,567 | — |
| 1979 | 14 | — | #4,941 | — |
| 1978 | 23 | — | #3,327 | — |
| 1977 | 7 | — | #7,920 | — |
| 1976 | 10 | — | #5,783 | — |
| 1975 | 17 | — | #4,987 | #5,906 |
| 1974 | 9 | — | #5,977 | — |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #8,853 | — |
| 1971 | 7 | — | #6,927 | — |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #7,478 | — |
| 1969 | 6 | — | #7,008 | — |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #6,589 | — |