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Kaiya

Meaning: Uncertain; possibly each of the two, traditionally linked to pure
Origin: Greek — Variant of Kaia

Meaning: Sea
Origin: Hawaiian — Variant of Kaia

Girl's name · #994 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Kaiya reached its best rank, #651, in 2002 and ranked #994 in 2025. About 8,600 girls have carried it since 1974.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 30 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#377 in New Zealand (2025) · #780 in Scotland (2025) · #966 in Canada (2025) · #1,407 in England & Wales (2025) · #556 in Ireland (2024) · #15,050 in Italy (2022) · #432 in N. Ireland (2017).

Famous Kaiyas

Kaiya Ruiter — Canadian figure skater (born 2006)
Kaiya Jones — Australian actress (born 1996)
Kaiya Jota — English footballer (born 2006)
Kaiya McCullough — American footballer (born 1998)
Kaiya Gamble — Canadian singer-songwriter

What Kaiyas become

Among 15 notable people named Kaiya:

Sports figures appear 3.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kaiya Ruiter, Canadian figure skater (born 2006).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Kaia (#193) and Kaya (#1133), Kaiya would rank around #141 with about 2,100 births last year — the newborns split about 78/12/10 across Kaia, Kaiya, and Kaya.

Similar names: Kaya · Rayne · Kai · Naya · Malaya · Kaira

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