Kaya

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

Meaning: Rock
Origin: Turkish

Girl's name · #1133 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Kaya's best rank, #540, came in 2003; it has settled back to #1133 today. Roughly 10,000 girls have been named Kaya since 1968.

Across the states

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

Around the world

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#345 in Switzerland (2025) · #442 in Poland (2025) · #477 in Netherlands (2025) · #539 in Scotland (2025) · #707 in Austria (2025) · #792 in England & Wales (2025) · #885 in Sweden (2025) · #896 in Canada (2025) · #1,289 in Belgium (2025) · #1,444 in Italy (2024) · #2,036 in France (2025) · #2,064 in Ecuador (2025) and 5 more.

Famous Kayas

Kaya Scodelario — British actress (born 1992)
Kaya Kiyohara — Japanese actress (born 2002)
Kaya Jones — American singer & model (born 1984)
Kaya Chakrabortty — 2024 Miss Universe Japan winner (born 2001)
Kaya Stewart — English-Dutch singer and songwriter (born 2000)

In stories & tradition

Kaya no hime — Goddess of Grass, Plains, Fields, Herbs and Cucumbers
Kaya Kuguri^ja — Yowayowa Sensei (manga)
Kaya — Princess Connect! Re:Dive (video game)

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 (born 1992).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Kaia (#193) and Kaiya (#994), Kaya 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: Kaiya · Yazmin · Kai · Taya · Kianna · Aya

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