Is Kaiya a boy or girl name?
Kaiya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 314 girls and 0 boys were named Kaiya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 8,363 US babies named Kaiya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #856
- Babies named Kaiya since 1974
- 8,363
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 404 babies
Boys and girls named Kaiya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 26 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 83 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 495 | 100% |
| 2000s | 33 | 3,188 | 99% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,026 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,512 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 314 | #856 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 353 | #797 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 307 | #903 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 279 | #945 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 259 | #987 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 258 | #999 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 290 | #923 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 277 | #957 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 290 | #945 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 312 | #886 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 290 | #932 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 261 | #967 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 335 | #801 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 341 | #795 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 372 | #747 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 358 | #793 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 379 | #775 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 353 | #814 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 312 | #856 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,775 | 346 | #768 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 282 | #872 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 306 | #807 |
| 2002 | 15 | #5,024 | 389 | #651 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,849 | 295 | #799 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,193 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,564 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,823 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,082 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,406 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,316 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,653 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,125 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,764 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,664 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,663 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,943 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,729 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,963 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,730 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,342 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,431 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,698 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,128 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,433 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,939 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,503 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,117 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kaiya reached #5,024 in 2002. As a girl name, it reached #651 in 2002. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kaiya
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.