Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Kaiya

Gender

Female

Origin

Japanese
A type of spear.

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2002 (rank #4913, 15 births); most recent 2005 (rank #10143, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2002 (rank #651, 388 births); most recent 2025 (rank #992, 255 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–255
2024–314
2023–353
2022–307
2021–279
2020–259
2019–258
2018–290
2017–277
2016–290

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2003 (rank #2187, 6 births); most recent 2019 (rank #3934, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #623, 61 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1407, 22 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025–22
2024–35
2023–36
2022–22
2021–31
2020–26
2019420
2018–49
2017–23
2016–22

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #434, 8 births); most recent 2024 (rank #546, 6 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
20246
20238
20227
20217
20204
20194
20186
20177
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #636, 4 births); most recent 2025 (rank #780, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20253
2024–
2023–
20223
2021–
20204
20193
20184
20173
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #383, 4 births); most recent 2017 (rank #432, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #172, 20 births); most recent 2023 (rank #590, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20235
20228
20217
20208
20199
201816
20178
20169
201512
201410

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence