Kya

“Meaning not established”

Girl's name · #1237 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Kya reached #706 in 2004 and has eased to #1237 since. About 6,400 girls have carried it since 1970. Together with its spelling variants Kyah (#2876) and Kiya (#2947), Kya would rank around #893 with about 300 births last year — the newborns split about 61/20/19 across Kya, Kyah, and Kiya.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,000 girls in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 6,400 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Kyas

Kya Placide — Welsh bobsledder and sprinter

In stories & tradition

Kya — The Legend of Korra · The Legend of Korra (comics)

What Kyas become

Among 16 notable people named Kya:

Similar names: Kiya · Hailie · Kylah · Nya · Miya · Kaya

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