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Gaia

Girl

Meaning of Gaia: Greek: 'earth'

Gaia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1349th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 526th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1349

157 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#526

74 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,434

First recorded 1980 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 8 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 7 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 14 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 9 babies1996: 14 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 20 babies1999: 19 babies2000: 13 babies20002001: 27 babies2002: 18 babies2003: 32 babies2004: 26 babies2005: 34 babies2006: 31 babies2007: 47 babies2008: 42 babies2009: 47 babies2010: 44 babies20102011: 54 babies2012: 75 babies2013: 57 babies2014: 73 babies2015: 92 babies2016: 98 babies2017: 90 babies2018: 117 babies2019: 136 babies2020: 156 babies20202021: 191 babies2022: 198 babies2023: 219 babies2024: 212 babies2025: 157 babies
US babies named Gaia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 219.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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