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Kaya

“Rock” — Turkish origin

Girl's name · #1132 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Kaya has appeared in US records since 1968 — best rank #539 (2003) · 10,314 babies named Kaya all-time · 1 in 7,700 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,000 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 3,600 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 3,900 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 23 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Kayas

• Kaya Scodelario — British actress
• Kaya Kiyohara — Japanese actress
• Kaya Jones — American pop singer, glamour model and actress
• Kaya Turski — Canadian freestyle skier
• Kaya Okuno — Japanese seiyū

In stories & tradition

• Kaya no hime — kami
• Kaya Kuguri — Yowayowa Sensei
• Kaya — Princess Connect! Re:Dive

What Kayas become

Among 145 notable people named Kaya:

Entertainers appear 2.36× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kaya Scodelario, British actress.

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