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Kaia

Girl

Meaning of Kaia: Greek: 'earth'

Kaia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 194th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 283rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#194

1,623 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#283

159 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

20,967

First recorded 1955 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 18 babies1982: 22 babies1983: 17 babies1984: 22 babies1985: 15 babies1986: 23 babies1987: 18 babies1988: 27 babies1989: 29 babies1990: 33 babies19901991: 45 babies1992: 36 babies1993: 39 babies1994: 37 babies1995: 52 babies1996: 55 babies1997: 70 babies1998: 81 babies1999: 146 babies2000: 242 babies20002001: 266 babies2002: 449 babies2003: 434 babies2004: 391 babies2005: 401 babies2006: 408 babies2007: 466 babies2008: 462 babies2009: 514 babies2010: 536 babies20102011: 480 babies2012: 522 babies2013: 466 babies2014: 567 babies2015: 708 babies2016: 896 babies2017: 1,000 babies2018: 1,071 babies2019: 1,015 babies2020: 1,082 babies20202021: 1,304 babies2022: 1,335 babies2023: 1,613 babies2024: 1,680 babies2025: 1,623 babies
US babies named Kaia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,680.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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