Given name

Kyia

Kyia is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Kyia 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 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Kyia through the years

Babies since 1880
1,055
0 boys · 1,055 girls
Most popular year
2002
64 babies
2025
10
#9,803 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−28%
Easing
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Kyia in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1974–2025, 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.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,803 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 28.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 64 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 881 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 1

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

Similar names

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

Modern

Keilah

“a lively and bright-headed woman”

27RareSteady

>99% girls

Modern

Kiyanah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Kaidra

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Kaelah

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>99% girls

Modern

Kaitin

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Kenah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Ketara

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Arabic · Modern

Qadira

“powerful; capable” · “a capable man; one who is competent”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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

A brother for Kyia

A sister for Kyia