Is Kaia a boy or girl name?
Kaia is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,675 girls and 0 boys were named Kaia, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 19,333 US babies named Kaia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #180
- Babies named Kaia since 1955
- 19,333
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,675 babies
Boys and girls named Kaia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 20 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 44 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 167 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 211 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 594 | 100% |
| 2000s | 25 | 4,008 | 99.4% |
| 2010s | 22 | 7,236 | 99.7% |
| 2020s | 6 | 7,000 | 99.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,675 | #180 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,612 | #186 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,334 | #225 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,304 | #231 |
| 2020 | 6 | #11,278 | 1,075 | #300 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,014 | #315 |
| 2018 | 5 | #13,126 | 1,066 | #313 |
| 2017 | 7 | #10,220 | 991 | #331 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,868 | 886 | #368 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 708 | #447 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 567 | #545 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 466 | #604 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 522 | #563 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 480 | #597 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 536 | #547 |
| 2009 | 5 | #13,463 | 509 | #592 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 462 | #665 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 466 | #638 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 408 | #695 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 401 | #691 |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,648 | 385 | #698 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 434 | #619 |
| 2002 | 5 | #11,575 | 444 | #584 |
| 2001 | 9 | #7,207 | 257 | #893 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 242 | #905 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,273 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,892 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,032 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,388 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,471 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,134 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,014 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,169 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,680 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,318 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,517 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,523 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,561 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,689 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,949 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,658 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,357 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,700 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,226 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,907 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,593 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,146 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,425 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,038 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,437 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,112 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,021 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,620 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,733 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,209 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,236 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,578 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,178 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,641 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,172 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,952 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,808 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,124 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,261 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kaia reached #7,207 in 2001. As a girl name, it reached #180 in 2024. 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 Kaia
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.