Kaia
Girl · KY-a · Scandinavian
Kaia is a girls' name of Scandinavian origin. In 2025 it ranked 259th for girls in the UK (197 babies) and 193rd for girls in the US (1,618 babies).
What does Kaia mean?
Scandinavian: Scandinavian pet form of Katarina; also used as a feminine of Kai
Kaia and Kaja are Scandinavian pet forms of Katarina, while English speakers often treat it as a feminine form of Kai.
- Say it
- KY-a
Is Kaia a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 197 girls in the UK and 1,618 girls and 5 boys in the US.
How popular is Kaia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #259among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 197about 1 in 1,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 89% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 197 girls in the UK were named Kaia, making it the 259th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 412th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had the most girls named Kaia of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Kaia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 343 girls in the UK were given Kaia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #185, up from #259 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 265th in England and Wales, 242nd in Scotland and 191st in Northern Ireland.
Kaia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 197 | #259 |
| 2024 | 186 | #277 |
| 2023 | 177 | #281 |
| 2022 | 155 | #316 |
| 2021 | 134 | #377 |
| 2020 | 116 | #412 |
| 2019 | 82 | #546 |
| 2018 | 98 | #493 |
| 2017 | 83 | #566 |
| 2016 | 80 | #579 |
| 2015 | 56 | #758 |
| 2014 | 40 | #983 |
| 2013 | 40 | #987 |
| 2012 | 31 | #1,179 |
| 2011 | 41 | #936 |
| 2010 | 41 | #919 |
| 2009 | 41 | #895 |
| 2008 | 39 | #908 |
| 2007 | 33 | #985 |
| 2006 | 36 | #896 |
| 2005 | 31 | #943 |
| 2004 | 31 | #932 |
| 2003 | 28 | #951 |
| 2002 | 41 | #700 |
| 2001 | 32 | #819 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,593 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,347 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,417 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Kaia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #193among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,618about 1 in 990 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 56% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.4%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,618 girls in the US were named Kaia, making it the 193rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 300th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 1,680 girls. It first appears in the records in 1955. 5 boys were also named Kaia in 2025 (12,003rd for boys).
Half of all the girls named Kaia in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,618 girls in the US were given Kaia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #128, up from #193 for this spelling alone.
Kaia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,618 | #193 |
| 2024 | 1,680 | #180 |
| 2023 | 1,613 | #186 |
| 2022 | 1,335 | #225 |
| 2021 | 1,304 | #231 |
| 2020 | 1,076 | #300 |
| 2019 | 1,015 | #315 |
| 2018 | 1,066 | #312 |
| 2017 | 993 | #330 |
| 2016 | 886 | #368 |
| 2015 | 708 | #447 |
| 2014 | 567 | #545 |
| 2013 | 466 | #603 |
| 2012 | 522 | #563 |
| 2011 | 480 | #597 |
| 2010 | 536 | #547 |
| 2009 | 509 | #592 |
| 2008 | 462 | #665 |
| 2007 | 466 | #638 |
| 2006 | 408 | #695 |
| 2005 | 401 | #690 |
| 2004 | 385 | #698 |
| 2003 | 434 | #619 |
| 2002 | 444 | #582 |
| 2001 | 257 | #891 |
| 2000 | 242 | #903 |
| 1999 | 146 | #1,269 |
| 1998 | 81 | #1,880 |
| 1997 | 70 | #2,020 |
| 1996 | 55 | #2,369 |
| 1995 | 52 | #2,451 |
| 1994 | 37 | #3,093 |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,985 |
| 1992 | 36 | #3,139 |
| 1991 | 45 | #2,654 |
| 1990 | 33 | #3,292 |
| 1989 | 29 | #3,471 |
| 1988 | 27 | #3,478 |
| 1987 | 18 | #4,471 |
| 1986 | 23 | #3,643 |
| 1985 | 15 | #4,858 |
| 1984 | 22 | #3,612 |
| 1983 | 17 | #4,285 |
| 1982 | 22 | #3,646 |
| 1981 | 18 | #4,161 |
| 1980 | 20 | #3,852 |
| 1979 | 22 | #3,541 |
| 1978 | 25 | #3,098 |
| 1977 | 22 | #3,365 |
| 1976 | 16 | #3,961 |
| 1975 | 20 | #3,403 |
| 1974 | 15 | #4,040 |
| 1973 | 11 | #4,869 |
| 1972 | 17 | #3,543 |
| 1971 | 9 | #5,541 |
| 1970 | 10 | #5,060 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,244 |
| 1967 | 8 | #4,981 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 9 | #4,493 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #5,850 |
| 1960 | 8 | #4,772 |
| 1959 | 8 | #4,624 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 7 | #4,917 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #5,826 |
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