Kaya
Kaya in 2025
Kaya was given to 221 babies in the United States in 2025 — 15 boys and 206 girls, making it the 2,069th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 15,002 babies born.
The history of Kaya
Kaya reached its highest point in 2004, when 561 babies were given the name, ranking 967th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 943rd, in 2002.
Across the 58 years of records since 1968, 10,976 babies have been named Kaya. Half of them were born before 2008, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Kaya by decade
| Decade | Babies named Kaya | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12 | 9,585 |
| 1970s | 98 | 5,178 |
| 1980s | 218 | 4,396 |
| 1990s | 1,066 | 1,747 |
| 2000s | 4,757 | 943 |
| 2010s | 3,271 | 1,301 |
| 2020s | 1,554 | 1,757 |
Where Kaya is heading
Kaya has fallen 35% over the past decade, from 341 babies in 2015 to 221 in 2025.
Names like Kaya
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Kaya.