How Many People Are Named Khya?
An estimated 349 people in the United States have the first name Khya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Khya peaked in popularity in 2003 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Khya 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 Khya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
349
About 1 in 982,104 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2003
30 births
Total Registered
354
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Khya
Khya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 354 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Khya as a female name
Ranked #14,318 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 2003 (30 births)
Khya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Khya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 210 babies were registered. Khya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Khya by Decade
How has Khya 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.
Khya by State
Khya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Khya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Khya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Khya?
We estimate approximately 349 people named Khya 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 982,104 Americans share this first name.
Is Khya a common name?
Khya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 354 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Khya most popular?
Khya reached peak popularity in 2003, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Khya is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Khya a female name?
Khya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Khya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Khya Smith, Khya Johnson, Khya 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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