Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Kaya

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
Native American
My elder sister

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Celebrity
  • Place

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Kaya

Pronunciation

ka-ya

Famous People

British actress Kaya Scodelario

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Lindsay Davenport, Daughter of Donald Faison, Daughter of Cindy Crawford

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2001 (rank #1933, 56 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5861, 15 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #539, 528 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1132, 206 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202515206
202418268
202318247
202214254
202110254
202013236
201915268
201818253
201715282
201610282

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 2016 (rank #819, 39 births); most recent 2025 (rank #896, 35 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #425, 100 births); most recent 2025 (rank #792, 46 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
20253546
20242166
20232167
20222083
20212465
20202174
20192667
20182264
20173266
20163970

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 France

  • Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #3243, 5 births); most recent 2022 (rank #4262, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #1626, 21 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1645, 19 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–19
2022416
2021–15
2020–15
2019–14
2018–11
2017–9
2016–15
2015–17
2014–17

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #542, 5 births); most recent 2011 (rank #623, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #292, 14 births); most recent 2024 (rank #494, 7 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoysGirls
2025––
2024–7
2023–7
2022–5
2021–11
2020–14
2019–7
2018–10
2017–9
2016–12

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

  • Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #648, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #365, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #539, 5 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoysGirls
2025–5
2024–5
2023–9
2022–4
2021–6
2020–9
2019–6
2018–4
2017–6
2016–3

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 2017 (rank #355, 4 births); most recent 2023 (rank #391, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
20233
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20174
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)

  • Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #598, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #259, 14 births); most recent 2023 (rank #321, 10 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoysGirls
2023–10
2022––
2021–8
2020–5
2019–7
201859
2017–14
2016–5
2015––
2014–7

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