Gaia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- GY-a
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #524 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,388 for girls
Gaia is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “earth”. In 2025 it ranked 524th for girls in the UK (83 babies) and 1,388th for girls in the US (157 babies).
What does Gaia mean?
Greek
“earth”
In Greek mythology Gaia is the primordial goddess of the Earth, mother of the Titans.
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Is Gaia a girl's or a boy's name?
Gaia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 83 girls in the UK and 157 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gaia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 524th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 83 about 1 in 3,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 83 girls in the UK were named Gaia, making it the 524th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 645th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 99 girls.
Half of all the girls named Gaia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 520th in England and Wales and 474th in Scotland.
Gaia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83 | #524 |
| 2024 | 74 | #576 |
| 2023 | 85 | #511 |
| 2022 | 99 | #468 |
| 2021 | 64 | #658 |
| 2020 | 64 | #645 |
| 2019 | 72 | #609 |
| 2018 | 47 | #860 |
| 2017 | 49 | #851 |
| 2016 | 32 | #1,162 |
| 2015 | 32 | #1,160 |
| 2014 | 45 | #906 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,559 |
| 2012 | 38 | #1,019 |
| 2011 | 27 | #1,272 |
| 2010 | 27 | #1,262 |
| 2009 | 26 | #1,245 |
| 2008 | 23 | #1,346 |
| 2007 | 24 | #1,243 |
| 2006 | 20 | #1,364 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,692 |
| 2004 | 18 | #1,342 |
| 2003 | 20 | #1,216 |
| 2002 | 17 | #1,280 |
| 2001 | 20 | #1,118 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,689 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,694 |
| 1997 | 14 | #1,387 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
How popular is Gaia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,388th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 157 about 1 in 10,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 157 girls in the US were named Gaia, making it the 1,388th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,398th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 219 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980.
2025 had fewer girls named Gaia than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Gaia in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gaia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 157 | #1,388 |
| 2024 | 212 | #1,140 |
| 2023 | 219 | #1,120 |
| 2022 | 198 | #1,220 |
| 2021 | 191 | #1,229 |
| 2020 | 156 | #1,398 |
| 2019 | 136 | #1,569 |
| 2018 | 117 | #1,748 |
| 2017 | 90 | #2,129 |
| 2016 | 98 | #2,017 |
| 2015 | 92 | #2,103 |
| 2014 | 73 | #2,469 |
| 2013 | 57 | #2,935 |
| 2012 | 75 | #2,449 |
| 2011 | 54 | #3,091 |
| 2010 | 44 | #3,571 |
| 2009 | 47 | #3,459 |
| 2008 | 42 | #3,778 |
| 2007 | 47 | #3,481 |
| 2006 | 31 | #4,575 |
| 2005 | 34 | #4,114 |
| 2004 | 26 | #4,945 |
| 2003 | 32 | #4,105 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6,124 |
| 2001 | 27 | #4,442 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 20 | #5,119 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,257 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
Names like Gaia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lyra, Freya, Thea, Mila, Isla, Maisie, Myla, Zara, Harper, Luna, Pippa, Lyla
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Gaia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gaia, updated 20 October 2026.