girls:
9.8k births since 1968
#1607 (72nd percentile)
boys:
629 births since 1975
#3957 (14th percentile)
overall:
10.5k births since 1968
#2591 (67th percentile)
The name Kaya is the #2,591 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 10,462 recorded births since 1968. This represents the 66.5% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 66.5% of all names). For girls, it ranks #1,607 (71.9% percentile) for all time with 9,833 births since 1968. For boys, it ranks #3,957 (13.7% percentile) for all time with 629 births since 1975.
Kaya first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1968 (1968 for girls and 1975 for boys). Birth data for Kaya is available in 55 out of the 56 years between 1968 and 2023 (55 years for girls and 37 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Kaya has been given almost exclusively to girls, with 94.0% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 93.1% of babies named Kaya were girls.
For girls, Kaya reached its peak popularity in 2004, achieving the 48.6% percentile (ranked #482) with 262 births per million. The name was most common in 2004, with 262 births per million (ranked 48.6% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2006, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Kaya ranks #712 for girls (24.8% percentile) with 139 births per million, which is 53.1% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Kaya reached its peak popularity in 2001, achieving the 6.2% percentile (ranked #774) with 27 births per million. The name was most common in 2001, with 27 births per million (ranked 6.2% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Kaya ranks #898 for boys (1.4% percentile) with 10 births per million, which is 36.3% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kaya".
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Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Kaya. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 53.5% confident that Kaya is pronounced as KAH-yuh, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KAI-uh, at 37.2% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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