Kya is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 2004 and remains in steady use.
Kya is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,237 for girl births in the United States (and #2,353 across all names), given to 182 babies. Kya was first reported in SSA data in 1970 and peaked in 2004 (381 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 182 | 182 | #1,237 | — |
| 2024 | 229 | 229 | #1,083 | — |
| 2023 | 340 | 340 | #818 | — |
| 2022 | 182 | 182 | #1,300 | — |
| 2021 | 140 | 140 | #1,511 | — |
| 2020 | 158 | 158 | #1,381 | — |
| 2019 | 134 | 134 | #1,592 | — |
| 2018 | 143 | 143 | #1,527 | — |
| 2017 | 173 | 173 | #1,345 | — |
| 2016 | 205 | 205 | #1,209 | — |
| 2015 | 161 | 161 | #1,435 | — |
| 2014 | 180 | 180 | #1,316 | — |
| 2013 | 175 | 175 | #1,336 | — |
| 2012 | 195 | 195 | #1,246 | — |
| 2011 | 192 | 192 | #1,247 | — |
| 2010 | 227 | 227 | #1,098 | — |
| 2009 | 204 | 204 | #1,223 | — |
| 2008 | 233 | 233 | #1,110 | — |
| 2007 | 266 | 266 | #1,000 | — |
| 2006 | 282 | 282 | #933 | — |
| 2005 | 285 | 285 | #887 | — |
| 2004 | 381 | 381 | #706 | — |
| 2003 | 299 | 299 | #823 | — |
| 2002 | 251 | 251 | #895 | — |
| 2001 | 284 | 284 | #845 | #5,543 |
| 2000 | 157 | 157 | #1,249 | — |
| 1999 | 109 | 109 | #1,553 | — |
| 1998 | 71 | 71 | #2,072 | — |
| 1997 | 50 | — | #2,575 | — |
| 1996 | 45 | — | #2,736 | — |
| 1995 | 59 | — | #2,268 | — |
| 1994 | 88 | — | #1,697 | — |
| 1993 | 39 | — | #3,018 | — |
| 1992 | 42 | — | #2,850 | — |
| 1991 | 36 | — | #3,127 | — |
| 1990 | 30 | — | #3,577 | — |
| 1989 | 27 | — | #3,738 | — |
| 1988 | 13 | — | #6,086 | — |
| 1986 | 10 | — | #6,869 | — |
| 1985 | 9 | — | #7,268 | — |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #8,643 | — |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #7,661 | — |
| 1982 | 9 | — | #7,189 | — |
| 1981 | 10 | — | #6,575 | — |
| 1980 | 12 | — | #5,714 | — |
| 1979 | 9 | — | #7,016 | — |
| 1976 | 9 | — | #6,313 | — |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #7,546 | — |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #8,193 | — |
| 1973 | 10 | — | #5,362 | — |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #8,915 | — |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #6,685 | — |