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Caja

Gender
Girl
Say it
KY-a
Origin
Scandinavian

Caja is a girls' name of Scandinavian origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Caja mean?

Scandinavian: spelling of Kaja; Scandinavian pet form of Katarina; also a Polish and Slovene name

Used in Scandinavia as a pet form of Katarina, and in Poland and Slovenia as an independent name.

Meaning borrowed from Kaja.

Is Caja a girl's or a boy's name?

Caja is a girls' name.

How popular is Caja in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 4 girls.

2000Busiest: 4 in 20092017
Caja in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20173#5,998
20164#4,980
20150–
20140–
20133#6,003
20120–
20110–
20100–
20094#4,795
20080–
20070–
20060–
20053#4,976
20040–
20033#4,560
20020–
20010–
20003#4,074

Names like Caja

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Caja: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/caja, updated 20 October 2026.