How Many People Are Named Hiya?
An estimated 219 people in the United States have the first name Hiya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Hiya peaked in popularity in 2012 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hiya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Hiya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
219
About 1 in 1,565,088 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2012
17 births
Total Registered
221
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hiya
Hiya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 221 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hiya as a female name
Ranked #8,102 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (17 births)
Hiya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hiya span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 108 babies were registered. While Hiya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Hiya by Decade
How has Hiya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Hiya by State
Hiya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hiya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hiya
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hiya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hiya?
We estimate approximately 219 people named Hiya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,565,088 Americans share this first name.
Is Hiya a common name?
Hiya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 221 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hiya most popular?
Hiya reached peak popularity in 2012, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hiya is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hiya a female name?
Hiya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hiya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hiya Smith, Hiya Johnson, Hiya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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