Kaia Girl
How popular is Kaia?
#193 girl name in 2025
1,618 baby girls were named Kaia in the US in 2025, making it the 193rd most popular girl name. Another 5 boys got the name (#12,004 for boys).
Kaia popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #193 for girls (▼ 13 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,618 girls, 5 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+129% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #447 in 2015, #300 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (1,680 girls) |
| Highest rank | #180 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1955 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kaia counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kaia family of names ranked #177 for girls in 2025 (#165 the year before), with 1,962 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kaia is most popular
Babies named Kaia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Hawaii: 14.0 per 1,000 (161 girls)
- Alaska: 2.8 per 1,000 (24 girls)
- Washington: 2.1 per 1,000 (308 girls)
- Nevada: 2.0 per 1,000 (91 girls)
- South Dakota: 1.9 per 1,000 (27 girls)
Kaia by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20 | #4,624 |
| 1960s | 44 | #4,493 |
| 1970s | 167 | #3,098 |
| 1980s | 211 | #3,471 |
| 1990s | 594 | #1,269 |
| 2000s | 4,008 | #582 |
| 2010s | 7,239 | #312 |
| 2020s | 8,626 | #180 |
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Questions
- Is Kaia a boy or girl name?
- Kaia is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kaia were girls.
- How popular is the name Kaia?
- 1,618 baby girls were named Kaia in the US in 2025, making it the 193rd most popular girl name. Another 5 boys got the name (#12,004 for boys).
- When was Kaia most popular?
- Kaia peaked in 2024, when 1,680 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #180 in 2024.
- How many people are named Kaia?
- 20,967 babies have been named Kaia in the US since 1880. We estimate about 20,840 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is Kaia most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kaia was most common in Hawaii, at 14.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.