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Kaja

Girl

Meaning of Kaja: Scandinavian: 'pure'

Kaja is a girl's name most strongly associated with Norse naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6583rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1449th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6583

16 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1449

22 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

711

First recorded 1957 · peak 2012

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 13 babies1982: 10 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 8 babies1986: 9 babies1987: 12 babies1988: 10 babies1989: 11 babies1990: 16 babies19901991: 11 babies1992: 14 babies1993: 12 babies1994: 13 babies1995: 14 babies1996: 10 babies1997: 15 babies1998: 18 babies1999: 18 babies2000: 21 babies20002001: 14 babies2002: 18 babies2003: 17 babies2004: 21 babies2005: 9 babies2006: 24 babies2007: 14 babies2008: 12 babies2009: 25 babies2010: 22 babies20102011: 18 babies2012: 25 babies2013: 13 babies2014: 16 babies2015: 18 babies2016: 18 babies2017: 19 babies2018: 13 babies2019: 13 babies2020: 12 babies20202021: 14 babies2022: 13 babies2023: 18 babies2024: 19 babies2025: 16 babies
US babies named Kaja per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 25.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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