How Many People Are Named Kiya?
An estimated 4,016 people in the United States have the first name Kiya. It is predominantly female (99.4%). The average bearer is 21 years old, and Kiya peaked in popularity in 2002 with 231 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kiya 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 Kiya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,016
About 1 in 85,347 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.4% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2002
231 births
Total Registered
4,098
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kiya
Kiya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,098 total births registered, 99.4% were female.
Kiya as a male name
Ranked #13,328 in 2016
5 male births in 2016
Peak: 2001 (12 births)
Kiya as a female name
Ranked #2,985 in 2024
55 female births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (231 births)
Kiya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kiya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,787 babies were registered. Kiya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kiya by Decade
How has Kiya 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.
Kiya by State
Birth registrations for Kiya span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in New Jersey, Nebraska, Massachusetts. On average, about 52 Kiyas were registered per state.
Kiya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kiya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kiya
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kiya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kiya?
We estimate approximately 4,016 people named Kiya 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 85,347 Americans share this first name.
Is Kiya a common name?
Kiya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,098 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kiya most popular?
Kiya reached peak popularity in 2002, when 231 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kiya is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kiya a female name?
Kiya is predominantly female. 99.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kiya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kiya Smith, Kiya Johnson, Kiya 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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