Is Kya a boy or girl name?
Kya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 228 girls and 0 boys were named Kya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 6,198 US babies named Kya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,083
- Babies named Kya since 1970
- 6,198
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 381 babies
Boys and girls named Kya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 53 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 105 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 569 | 100% |
| 2000s | 13 | 2,629 | 99.5% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,785 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,044 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 228 | #1,083 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 338 | #820 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,299 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,510 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,404 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,591 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,525 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,344 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 205 | #1,209 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,435 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 180 | #1,315 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,336 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 195 | #1,246 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 192 | #1,246 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 227 | #1,098 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 204 | #1,223 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 233 | #1,110 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 266 | #1,000 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 282 | #933 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 285 | #887 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 381 | #706 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 299 | #823 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 251 | #895 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,543 | 271 | #845 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,249 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,553 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,072 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,574 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,736 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,268 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,697 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,018 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,849 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,127 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,577 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,738 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,086 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,867 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,268 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,643 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,660 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,190 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,575 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,714 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,015 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,313 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,546 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,192 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,363 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,915 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,683 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kya reached #5,543 in 2001. As a girl name, it reached #706 in 2004. 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 Kya
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.