Kya

Spelling variation of Kaia, Latin, Scandinavian, or Hawaiian

"to rejoice or sea"

Kya Origin and Meaning

The name Kya is a girl's name meaning "to rejoice or sea".

Kya, a variation of the popular Kaia, the feminine form of the also-popular gender-neutral name Kai, was one of the fastest-rising girls' names of 2023.

Names starting with the ky (rhymes with by and why) sound are trending in general, with Kya along with four other names making up a full quarter of the fastest-rising names of 2023.

Kya Rank in US Top 1000

# 820 in the US

Popularity of the name Kya

• 820 US 2023
• 1989 Nameberry 2025
• 300 Unique 2022

20 Names Similar to Kya

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Kya.

• Milah
• Amayah
• Myah
• Averi
• Zayla
• Lailah
• Kyran
• Kailea
• Lilyana
• Emberlee
• Jaida
• Makena
• Aiden
• Addyson
• Shyla
• Aliah
• Miya
• Ayva
• Kaila
• Miah

Famous People Named Kya

• KYA stage name of Christina Parie, Australian singer
• Kya Lau American chef and contestant on TV's "MasterChef Junior"
• Kya Leigh Robinson Clark (b. 2017) daughter of American actress Jenny Robinson and "We the Kings" frontman Travis Clark

The name Kya in Pop Culture

• Kya Katara and Sokka's mother on animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender
• Kya Aang and Katara's daughter on animated series The Legend of Korra
• Kya main character in video game "Kya: Dark Lineage"