Is Kaya a boy or girl name?
Kaya is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 268 girls and 18 boys were named Kaya, so 93.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 94% of the 10,753 US babies named Kaya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,323
- Girl rank, 2024
- #966
- Babies named Kaya since 1968
- 10,753
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 561 babies
Boys and girls named Kaya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 93 | 94.9% |
| 1980s | 27 | 191 | 87.6% |
| 1990s | 91 | 975 | 91.5% |
| 2000s | 284 | 4,473 | 94% |
| 2010s | 167 | 3,103 | 94.9% |
| 2020s | 73 | 1,259 | 94.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18 | #5,323 | 268 | #966 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,352 | 247 | #1,024 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,321 | 254 | #1,019 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,871 | 254 | #1,007 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,466 | 236 | #1,055 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,962 | 268 | #973 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,209 | 253 | #1,024 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,941 | 282 | #937 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,880 | 282 | #962 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,876 | 326 | #860 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,596 | 264 | #1,000 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,540 | 357 | #761 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,144 | 331 | #810 |
| 2011 | 18 | #5,092 | 383 | #723 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,603 | 357 | #767 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,433 | 426 | #685 |
| 2008 | 31 | #3,529 | 480 | #641 |
| 2007 | 18 | #5,115 | 428 | #684 |
| 2006 | 29 | #3,566 | 447 | #645 |
| 2005 | 21 | #4,270 | 435 | #642 |
| 2004 | 33 | #3,047 | 528 | #541 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,524 | 519 | #540 |
| 2002 | 47 | #2,235 | 499 | #550 |
| 2001 | 56 | #1,945 | 410 | #613 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,189 | 301 | #758 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,656 | 192 | #1,054 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,528 | 162 | #1,164 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,574 | 133 | #1,310 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,774 | 113 | #1,456 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,661 | 82 | #1,769 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,691 | 71 | #1,986 |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,214 | 71 | #1,973 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,887 | 59 | #2,258 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,370 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,980 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,671 | 30 | #3,435 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,911 | 29 | #3,343 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,573 | 24 | #3,678 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,841 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,205 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,068 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,995 |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,025 | 15 | #4,806 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,239 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,567 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,941 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,328 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,919 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,783 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,906 | 12 | #4,988 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,979 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,853 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,928 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,478 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,011 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,589 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kaya reached #1,945 in 2001. As a girl name, it reached #540 in 2003. 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 Kaya
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.