Kaya is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Kaya means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Kaya across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Kaya has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Kaya is a girl name of Turkish origin meaning “rock, or wise child”. A name with meanings in Turkish, Hopi, and Japanese.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 10,976 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 2,682 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 143 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 14 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 184 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 Kaya per year, United States (1968 to 2025). United States peaked in 2004 (561/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2010 (126/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2020 (14/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2020 (9/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2015 (4/yr).
Kaya has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2004, when it ranked #966 nationally (given to 650 babies that year).
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