Khia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEE-uh
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #14,937 for girls
Khia is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 14,937th for girls in the US (5 babies).
Where does Khia come from?
Modern: spelling of Kia; short form of Kiara and other names beginning Ki-
Meaning borrowed from Kia. More on Wiktionary.
Is Khia a girl's or a boy's name?
Khia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Khia in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 45 girls.
Half of all the girls named Khia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Khia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2006 | 21 | #1,319 |
| 2005 | 45 | #735 |
| 2004 | 21 | #1,194 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,420 |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Khia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #14,937among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 320,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the US were named Khia, making it the 14,937th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,208th. Its busiest year was 2002, with 97 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
2025 had fewer girls named Khia than any year since 2000.
Half of all the girls named Khia in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Khia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #14,937 |
| 2024 | 13 | #7,962 |
| 2023 | 15 | #7,242 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8,536 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7,208 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8,134 |
| 2018 | 18 | #6,517 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7,438 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7,300 |
| 2013 | 24 | #5,484 |
| 2012 | 21 | #6,107 |
| 2011 | 27 | #5,061 |
| 2010 | 27 | #5,106 |
| 2009 | 42 | #3,736 |
| 2008 | 32 | #4,646 |
| 2007 | 50 | #3,329 |
| 2006 | 46 | #3,468 |
| 2005 | 30 | #4,483 |
| 2004 | 44 | #3,387 |
| 2003 | 86 | #2,060 |
| 2002 | 97 | #1,842 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,570 |
| 1980 | 11 | #5,911 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 11 | #5,530 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
Names like Khia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Zainab Summer Hiba Aaliyah Hafsa Khadija Ayah Rahma Huda Faiza Safaa
Names related to Khia
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Khia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/khia, updated 20 October 2026.