How Many People Are Named Kiyah?
An estimated 2,320 people in the United States have the first name Kiyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Kiyah peaked in popularity in 2002 with 111 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kiyah 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 Kiyah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kiyah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,320
About 1 in 147,739 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2002
111 births
Total Registered
2,348
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kiyah
Kiyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,348 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kiyah as a female name
Ranked #2,986 in 2024
55 female births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (111 births)
Kiyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kiyah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 925 babies were registered. While Kiyah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kiyah by Decade
How has Kiyah 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.
Kiyah by State
Birth registrations for Kiyah span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, North Carolina. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Washington, South Carolina. On average, about 39 Kiyahs were registered per state.
Kiyah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kiyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kiyah
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Kiyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kiyah?
We estimate approximately 2,320 people named Kiyah 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 147,739 Americans share this first name.
Is Kiyah a common name?
Kiyah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,348 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kiyah most popular?
Kiyah reached peak popularity in 2002, when 111 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kiyah is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kiyah a female name?
Kiyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kiyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kiyah Smith, Kiyah Johnson, Kiyah 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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