Fun Facts About the Name Kimaya
- More than 1 thousand babies named Kimaya: U.S. records list 1,103 babies given the name Kimaya from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kimaya Mean?
Kimaya is a feminine given name used mainly in India, and it is most often understood to mean "alchemy," "elixir," or "magic." The name matches the word kīmiyā (كيمياء), which came into Hindi and Urdu by way of Persian and Arabic and names the old craft of alchemy - the attempt to turn base metals into gold and to find an elixir of life. English alchemy and chemistry come from that same Arabic word. The literal sense is "alchemy" or "elixir"; "magic" and "miraculous" are looser senses the word also carries in Urdu and Hindi. Some Indian name lists give the meaning "divine" and treat the name as Sanskrit in origin, but a direct Sanskrit source word is not clearly documented.
Kimaya Name History & Origins
Kimaya is likely a South Asian form of the Persian feminine name Kimiya (کیمیا), meaning "alchemy" or "elixir," which has long been used in Iran. In South Asia the same word, kīmiyā, is common in Urdu and Hindi, where it often describes something miraculous or transformative, and Kimaya appears as a locally reshaped spelling and pronunciation of it. The vocabulary of alchemy traveled from the Arabic-speaking world through Persian into the languages of South Asia, which is how the word, and then the name, reached India.
Alchemy itself reached the Islamic world from late antiquity. The Arabic al-kīmiyā is generally traced to Greek khēmeia, a term for working metals that was associated with Egypt, though the exact Greek origin is debated. As a given name, Kimaya is not tied to a single religious figure or well-known literary character; it is used across several Indian languages, with especially visible use in Marathi-speaking areas.
How Popular is the Name Kimaya?
Kimaya has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2009. Its best rank was #2,694 in 2009.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,870 | 38 | 0.0024% |
| 2024 | #4,323 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 2023 | #3,738 | 41 | 0.0026% |
| 2022 | #3,853 | 39 | 0.0024% |
| 2021 | #4,562 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 2020 | #4,703 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 2019 | #3,881 | 38 | 0.0023% |
| 2018 | #4,716 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2017 | #4,264 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 2016 | #4,584 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2015 | #3,952 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2014 | #3,885 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 2013 | #3,499 | 45 | 0.0026% |
| 2012 | #2,821 | 62 | 0.0035% |
| 2011 | #2,973 | 58 | 0.0033% |
| 2010 | #3,448 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 2009 | #2,694 | 68 | 0.0037% |
| 2008 | #2,820 | 64 | 0.0034% |
| 2007 | #3,015 | 59 | 0.0031% |
| 2006 | #3,533 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 2005 | #4,776 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2004 | #5,862 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #4,742 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2002 | #7,259 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #7,146 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #12,509 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #9,170 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #6,548 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1996 | #10,068 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #7,293 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #12,637 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #8,420 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #3,247 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1990 | #4,312 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1988 | #11,065 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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