Kiaya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kee-AY-a
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #13,203 for girls
Kiaya is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 13,203rd for girls in the US (6 babies).
Where does Kiaya come from?
Modern: variant of Kaya or Kiara
Is Kiaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Kiaya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kiaya in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 17 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kiaya in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Kiaya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,831 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,475 |
| 2001 | 17 | #1,261 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,694 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,621 |
How popular is Kiaya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 13,203rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 270,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 69% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the US were named Kiaya, making it the 13,203rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,646th. Its busiest year was 2002, with 62 girls. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the girls named Kiaya in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kiaya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #13,203 |
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 14 | #7,626 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 28 | #4,646 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 14 | #7,758 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6,459 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 20 | #6,332 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,380 |
| 2009 | 25 | #5,535 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 33 | #4,474 |
| 2006 | 35 | #4,164 |
| 2005 | 24 | #5,261 |
| 2004 | 33 | #4,168 |
| 2003 | 31 | #4,216 |
| 2002 | 62 | #2,524 |
| 2001 | 58 | #2,596 |
| 2000 | 39 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 26 | #4,235 |
| 1997 | 26 | #4,122 |
| 1996 | 18 | #5,275 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 19 | #5,011 |
| 1993 | 19 | #4,992 |
| 1992 | 35 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 18 | #5,175 |
| 1990 | 44 | #2,635 |
| 1989 | 35 | #3,039 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
Nicknames for Kiaya
Names like Kiaya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Khadija, Aaliyah, Safa, Amira, Kaliyah, Amaya, Halima, Hiba, Zainab, Hafsa, Safiya, Summer
Names related to Kiaya
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, “Kiaya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kiaya, updated 20 October 2026.