Kaya is a boy's name of Japanese origin meaning “rock.” In 2024 it was given to 18 boys in the United States.
Kaya belongs to the Japanese and Turkish tradition. Its meaning — “rock” — is the sense carried by its Japanese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Kaya first appears in Social Security records in 1975. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1945 in 2001, and in 2024 18 babies received the name — 647 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Kaya means “rock” in its Japanese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Kaya is a boy name. In 2024, 18 babies received the name in the US.
Kaya comes from the Japanese and Turkish tradition.
Kaya first appears in US records in 1975. Its best-ever ranking was #1945 in 2001, and 18 babies were given the name in 2024.
Kaya is pronounced /ˈkæ.jə/ (IPA).
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