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Gaia

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
Earth
The earth; mythological female personification of the earth and mother of the Titans

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Green

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Gaia

Pronunciation

gaia

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Emma Thompson and Greg Wise

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #1121, 218 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1388, 157 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025157
2024210
2023218
2022198
2021191
2020156
2019136
2018117
201790
201698

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #447, 95 births); most recent 2025 (rank #520, 77 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202577
202474
202381
202295
202161
202061
201964
201844
201746
201630

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #3645, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #306, 205 births); most recent 2023 (rank #306, 195 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
20235195
2022–205
20214187
20203205
2019–163
2018–163
2017–123
20164121
2015–105
2014–104

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #406, 9 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
20249
20236
20223
20213
20205
20197
20185
20176
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #474, 6 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20256
2024–
20234
20224
20213
20203
20195
20183
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #424, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20193
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #513, 7 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20197
2018–
2017–
2016–
20155
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence