Kaiya is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Kaiya means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Kaiya across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Kaiya has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Kaiya is a girl name of Japanese origin meaning “forgiveness or ocean”. A name with Japanese and Hawaiian associations, also a variant of Kaia.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 8,620 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 818 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 67 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 7 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 89 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Kaiya per year, United States (1974 to 2025). United States peaked in 2002 (404/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2010 (65/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2023 (8/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2002 (4/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2012 (4/yr).
Kaiya is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2002, when it ranked #1,173 nationally (given to 443 babies that year).
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