Kaya

Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 74% girls / 26% boys

Meaning

Kaya is a given name most commonly found in Turkey and Japan.

From Wikipedia

Kaya first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2010 with 100 babies (rank #428 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Kaya

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kaya yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,951

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

100

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Kaya

Kaya Scodelariofilm actor · b. 1992

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	77	#415
1997	49	#541
1998	27	#831
1999	52	#543
2000	67	#457
2001	74	#417
2002	59	#509
2003	46	#632
2004	61	#529
2005	51	#618
2006	62	#567
2007	63	#574
2008	68	#562
2009	69	#560
2010	100	#428
2011	80	#526
2012	89	#496
2013	87	#490
2014	92	#471
2015	98	#445
2016	70	#609