Kaia

girls’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Kaia is ranked 180th among girls in 2024 (1,675 births). Its best rank was 180th, in 2024.

Rank in 2024: #180up 6 from 2023
Births in 2024: 1,6750.10% of girls
Peak year: 20241,675 births
Best rank: #180in 2024
Since 1955: 19,280people given the name

Babies named Kaia, by year of birthgirls

The story in the numbers

19,280 girls have been named Kaia in the United States since 1955, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 1,675 births — 0.10% of all girls recorded that year.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2017, and the 2010s alone account for 38%. It has spent 25 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among girls, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	girls named Kaia
1950s	20
1960s	44
1970s	167
1980s	211
1990s	594
2000s	4,008
2010s	7,236
2020s	7,000

In 2024, its biggest year

Kaia was the 180th most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Kaia

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

Other spellings in the data

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.