Kaija
Kaija is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 18 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 180.00% of girls
- Peak year
- 200249 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1967
- 1,014people given the name
The story in the numbers
1,014 girls have been named Kaija in the United States since 1967, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2002, with 49 births.
This is a comeback. After an early peak the name fell to a fraction of its former share, and it has been climbing again for the past decade.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2003, and the 2000s alone account for 35%.
By decade
In 2002, its biggest year
Kaija was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five girls’ names of 2002 were Emily, Madison, Hannah, Emma and Alexis. See all of 2002.
Names that rose and fell with Kaija
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Maireadpeak 2002
- Katyapeak 2001
- Niapeak 2000
- Jamiapeak 2003
- Katiapeak 1996
- Imanpeak 1996
- Kylapeak 2004
- Esmeraldapeak 1998
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.