Given name

Kaiyah

Kaiyah is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Kaiyah isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Kaiyah through the years

Babies since 1880
1,235
0 boys · 1,235 girls
Most popular year
2015
71 babies
2025
38
#3,865 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−5%
Steady
020406020002025Highest share 202424
Kaiyah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1996–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inTexas
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Texas (6).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 38 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,865 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 71 in 2015. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 766 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

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The ring: spellings.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Kaiyah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Kahmiyah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Kayal

“fish”

12Very rareCooling

>99% girls

Modern

Arshiya

17Very rareRising

>99% girls

Modern

Adaiyah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Aleeyah

25RareCooling

>99% girls

Modern

Keilah

“a lively and bright-headed woman”

27RareSteady

>99% girls

Modern

Zainah

“a beautiful woman”

15Very rareSteady

>99% girls

Modern

Corniya

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Kaiyah’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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