How Many People Are Named Kya?
An estimated 6,109 people in the United States have the first name Kya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Kya peaked in popularity in 2004 with 381 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kya 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 Kya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
6,109
About 1 in 56,106 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2004
381 births
Total Registered
6,198
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kya
Kya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,198 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Kya as a male name
Ranked #5,543 in 2001
13 male births in 2001
Peak: 2001 (13 births)
Kya as a female name
Ranked #1,083 in 2024
228 female births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (381 births)
Kya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,642 babies were registered. While Kya is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kya by Decade
How has Kya 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.
Kya by State
Birth registrations for Kya span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Connecticut, Arizona, Arkansas. On average, about 109 Kyas were registered per state.
Kya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kya
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kya?
We estimate approximately 6,109 people named Kya 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 56,106 Americans share this first name.
Is Kya a common name?
Kya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,198 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kya most popular?
Kya reached peak popularity in 2004, when 381 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kya is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kya a female name?
Kya is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kya Smith, Kya Johnson, Kya 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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