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How popular is the name Kya?
Births per year, rank history and how many Kyas are alive today.
Kya (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Kaia in England and Wales, ranked 3035th in 2025 and given to 8 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2002, when 46 babies were given the name, the 603rd most popular that year. It has declined since 2002; the 2025 figure is roughly 17% of its peak.
Across all spellings of the name, the Kaia you are most likely to meet is around 2 years old. Half of all Kaias born in England and Wales are between 5 and 21, and there are at least 3,700 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 1.2% chance that at least one of them will be called Kaia.
How many babies are named Kya each year?
Includes all spellings: Kya, Kaia, Kaiya, Khaya, Kyah. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Kya spelling rank?
Where does the Kaia spelling rank?
Where does the Kaiya spelling rank?
Where does the Khaya spelling rank?
Where does the Kyah spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Kya most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Kaia, peaked in 2024, when 216 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Kya spelling itself peaked in 2002, with 46 babies.
How many people are called Kya?
At least 3,700 people named Kya in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Kya?
Most living Kyas are between 5 and 21; the most common age is about 2.
Is Kya becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.