Kiya is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Kiya means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Kiya across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Kiya has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Kiya is a girl name of Egyptian origin meaning “variant name of an Egyptian queen”. Associated with a wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten; also used as a modern given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,157 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 634 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 7 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 36 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 Kiya per year, United States (1970 to 2025). United States peaked in 2002 (231/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2008 (42/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2019 (5/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2001 (4/yr).
Kiya is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2002, when it ranked #1,697 nationally (given to 264 babies that year).
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