Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Kaia

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
Earth
From the earth; mythological womanly personification of the earth and mother of the Titans
Hawaiian
The sea

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Kaia

Pronunciation

kaia

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #7602, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #12008, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #180, 1,675 births); most recent 2025 (rank #193, 1,618 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202551,618
2024–1,675
2023–1,612
2022–1,334
2021–1,304
202061,075
2019–1,014
201851,066
20177991
201610886

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

  • Boys: peak in 2002 (rank #2251, 5 births); most recent 2007 (rank #4329, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #265, 173 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025–173
2024–159
2023–154
2022–137
2021–127
2020–97
2019–79
2018–85
2017–72
2016–74

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

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #1665, 20 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2031, 14 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202314
202213
202110
202020
201916
20184
20173
20163
20153
2014–

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 2022 (rank #137, 39 births); most recent 2025 (rank #130, 36 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202536
202425
202324
202239
202126
202021
201915
201817
20179
201610

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 #242, 15 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202515
202415
202313
202210
20217
202012
20193
20186
20176
20166

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 2024 (rank #161, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #191, 9 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20259
202412
202310
20228
2021–
20207
2019–
20187
20175
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 2023 (rank #49, 46 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202346
202236
202141
202030
201928
201825
201727
201623
201525
201412

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