Kaia

#193 for girls in 2025, 1,618 births · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
2024 · 1,680 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
20,909
since 1955

Kaia over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Kaia has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202004girlsat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1931,618#12,0085
2024#1801,680
2023#1861,613
2022#2251,335
2021#2311,304
2020#3001,076#10,6056
2019#3151,015
2018#3121,066#12,1565
2017#330993#9,6967
2016#368886#7,60510
2015#447708
2014#545567
2013#603466
2012#563522
2011#597480
2010#547536
2009#592509#12,4915
2008#665462
2007#638466
2006#695408
2005#690401
2004#698385#9,9486
2003#619434
2002#582444#10,6675
2001#891257#6,9359
2000#904242
1999#1,271146
1998#1,88381
1997#2,02370
1996#2,37255
1995#2,45652
1994#3,09837
1993#2,99039
1992#3,14436
1991#2,66045
1990#3,29733
1989#3,47729
1988#3,48327
1987#4,47418
1986#3,64523
1985#4,86015
1984#3,61322
1983#4,28617
1982#3,64722
1981#4,16218
1980#3,85320
1979#3,54122
1978#3,09825
1977#3,36622
1976#3,96316
1975#3,40420
1974#4,04115
1973#4,87111
1972#3,54317
1971#5,5439
1970#5,06110
1969#5,9747
1968#6,2466
1967#4,9828
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1960#4,7738
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First appearance
1955

The first year at least five girls were named Kaia! It came in at #5,828, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1955–1956, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Kaia is popular in 2004

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia, so not publishedAKMaine: #224 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 885 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia, so not publishedNHWashington: #720 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,112 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #307 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,544 girlsMNIllinois: #860 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,708 girlsILWisconsin: #734 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,976 girlsWIMichigan: #602 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,711 girlsMINew York: #806 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 5,106 girlsNYMassachusetts: #714 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,884 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia, so not publishedRIOregon: #459 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,987 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia, so not publishedSDIowa: #364 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,697 girlsIAIndiana: #725 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,645 girlsINOhio: #784 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,752 girlsOHPennsylvania: #728 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,039 girlsPANew Jersey: #526 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,972 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #523 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 2,934 girlsCAUtah: #609 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,043 girlsUTColorado: #378 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,646 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia, so not publishedVAMaryland: #573 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,064 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia, so not publishedDEArizona: #721 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,825 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia, so not publishedARTennessee: #715 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,352 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #825 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,939 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia, so not publishedALGeorgia: #925 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,614 girlsGAHawaii: #206 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 611 girlsHITexas: #1,064 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 7,240 girlsTXFlorida: #606 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,565 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#206 · 1 in 611
  2. Maine#224 · 1 in 885
  3. Minnesota#307 · 1 in 1,544
  4. Iowa#364 · 1 in 1,697
  5. Colorado#378 · 1 in 1,646

Best ever in a state: #2 in Hawaii, 2024.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#20661 in 611
Maine#22451 in 885
Minnesota#307171 in 1,544
Iowa#36481 in 1,697
Colorado#378151 in 1,646
Oregon#45981 in 1,987
California#523781 in 2,934
New Jersey#526141 in 2,972
Maryland#57381 in 3,064
Michigan#602131 in 3,711
Florida#606231 in 3,565
Utah#60961 in 3,043
Massachusetts#71461 in 4,884
Tennessee#71571 in 4,352
Washington#72071 in 4,112
Arizona#72191 in 3,825
Indiana#72571 in 4,645
Pennsylvania#728111 in 5,039
Wisconsin#73451 in 4,976
Ohio#784101 in 5,752
New York#806191 in 5,106
North Carolina#82591 in 4,939
Illinois#860121 in 5,708
Georgia#92591 in 5,614
Texas#1,064221 in 7,240
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Kaia
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 13 spots since 2024 (#180#193)
  • 107 spots since 2020 (#300#193)
  • 254 spots since 2015 (#447#193)
  • Biggest jump: 367 spots in 2000 (#1,271#904)
  • Biggest drop: 79 spots in 2004 (#619#698)
Rise & fade · girls
69 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1955
  • Peaked 2024 at #180 (1,680 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 26 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 26 yrs · run 2000–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 964
  • Highest: 1 in 964 girls born in 2024 were named Kaia (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 993 girls born in 2025 (0.10%)
Era · girls
The 2020s
  • 41.3% of all girls named Kaia (8,626) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s20#4,625 (1959)#5,124
1960s44#4,494 (1965)#5,387
1970s167#3,098 (1978)#4,043
1980s211#3,477 (1989)#3,950
1990s594#1,271 (1999)#2,519
2000s4,008#582 (2002)#697
2010s7,239#312 (2018)#463
2020s8,626#180 (2024)#219

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kaia in 2004

girls
#698
385 births · 1 in 4,769 girls
boys
#9,948
6 births · 1 in 330,830 boys

Top girls' names in 2004

  1. #1Emily25,042
  2. #2Emma21,625
  3. #3Madison20,628
  4. #4Olivia16,108
  5. #5Hannah15,614
  6. #6Abigail15,436
  7. #7Isabella15,021
  8. #8Ashley14,377
  9. #9Samantha13,786
  10. #10Elizabeth13,577
  11. #698Kaia385

Top boys' names in 2004

  1. #1Jacob27,911
  2. #2Michael25,470
  3. #3Joshua24,214
  4. #4Matthew22,882
  5. #5Ethan22,210
  6. #6Andrew21,717
  7. #7Daniel21,018
  8. #8William20,237
  9. #9Joseph20,147
  10. #10Christopher19,636
  11. #9,948Kaia6
More about 2004

girls

1,836,250 girls got a published name in 2004; 1 in 4,769 of them was named Kaia, which outranked 96.3% of the 18,835 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kaia
  1. #695Annette389
  2. #696Aleah388
  3. #697Cecelia386
  4. #698Kaia385
  5. #698Taniya385
  6. #700Savanah384
  7. #701Alisa382
  8. #701Colleen382

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. 948Rubi#1,561#613
  2. 607Kaydence#984#377
  3. 548Marin#1,383#835
  4. 543Diya#1,416#873
  5. 479Kadence#869#390
Fallers
  1. 1,607Arly#949#2,556
  2. 433Shakira#747#1,180
  3. 414Anais#990#1,404
  4. 365Lisbeth#742#1,107
  5. 274Reanna#990#1,264

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,984,979 boys got a published name in 2004; 1 in 330,830 of them was named Kaia, which outranked 24.8% of the 13,228 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kaia
  1. #8,927Zohar7
  2. #8,927Zy7
  3. #8,927Zyshawn7
  4. #9,948Kaia6
  5. #9,948Aadon6
  6. #9,948Aalim6
  7. #9,948Aamari6
  8. #11,356Aadin5
  9. #11,356Aareon5
  10. #11,356Aaronjosh5

Tied with 1,407 names at #9,948; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. 1,308Koda#2,238#930
  2. 1,190Tayshaun#2,153#963
  3. 1,006Kanye#1,492#486
  4. 910Kyan#1,497#587
  5. 814Jaidyn#1,630#816
Fallers
  1. 455Jahiem#873#1,328
  2. 325Ervin#942#1,267
  3. 323Jahir#809#1,132
  4. 282Jaheim#457#739
  5. 270Sabastian#946#1,216

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2004