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Kaya

Kaya has different classifications in our sources: generally male in Turkey, generally female in the United States and Japan. This describes usage of the name, not any individual’s gender.

Depends on the countryHigh

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

This name's gender leans differently depending on the country — check the table below before you assume.

Verdict
Depends on the country
Confidence
High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Turkey, Japan
US records 1880–2017
539 male / 8,317 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Kaya

If you do not know Kaya’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Kaya,” in English, “Guten Tag Kaya,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Kaya,

German

Guten Tag Kaya,

French

Bonjour Kaya,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kaya:

Chinese

Kaya您好：

Japanese

Kaya様

English

Hi Kaya,

German

Hi Kaya,

French

Salut Kaya,

Spanish

Hola Kaya,

Chinese

Kaya你好：

Japanese

Kayaさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Kaya by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statescommonwoman's name
Turkeyuncommonman's name
Japanrarewoman's name

United States birth data

539 male · 8,317 female · 8,856 births recorded

Male ≈ 6.1%Female ≈ 93.9%

Records from 1980–2017: 6.1% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kaya a male or female name?

Kaya has different classifications in our sources: generally male in Turkey, generally female in the United States and Japan. This describes usage of the name, not any individual’s gender.

How do I address Kaya in an email?

If you do not know Kaya’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Kaya,” in English, “Guten Tag Kaya,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Kaya a unisex name?

Kaya appears as both a male and a female name in the sources. Classifications differ by country, so a single worldwide yes-or-no answer would hide those differences.

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Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Kaya a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/kaya. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kaya,
  title  = {Is Kaya a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/kaya},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}