Is Gaia a boy or girl name?
Gaia is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 210 girls and 0 boys were named Gaia, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,274 US babies named Gaia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,147
- Babies named Gaia since 1980
- 2,274
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 218 babies
Boys and girls named Gaia, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 210 | #1,147 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 218 | #1,122 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 198 | #1,220 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,231 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,400 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,574 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,751 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,133 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 98 | #2,019 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,107 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,482 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,948 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,454 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,100 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,588 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,477 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,802 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,498 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,614 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,143 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,984 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,135 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,231 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,485 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,723 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,507 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,209 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,990 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,496 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,010 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,299 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,382 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,858 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,646 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,575 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,049 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,794 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,520 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,397 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,457 |
Highest rank
Gaia has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,122 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Gaia
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.