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Kaia name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Kaia ranks #193 in female records (1,618 reported) and #12,932 in male records (5 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#193 · 1,618 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 62 female records (1,680 to 1,618); rank moved from #180 to #193.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 314 female records (1,304 to 1,618); rank moved from #231 to #193.
2025 male rank and count
#12,932 · 5 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
No published 2024 male observation to compare. A missing observation is not zero.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
No published 2021 male observation to compare. A missing observation is not zero.
Peak year in available data
2024: 1,680 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Kaia becoming more popular?

Kaia's reported female count decreased by 62 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #180 to #193. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Kaia in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for KaiaFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,6800201620252016: 886 female records2017: 993 female records2018: 1,066 female records2019: 1,015 female records2020: 1,076 female records2021: 1,304 female records2022: 1,335 female records2023: 1,613 female records2024: 1,680 female records2025: 1,618 female records2016: 10 male records2017: 7 male records2018: 5 male records2020: 6 male records2025: 5 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251,618193512,932
20241,680180——
20231,613186——
20221,335225——
20211,304231——
20201,076300611,285
20191,015315——
20181,066312513,134
2017993331710,223
2016886368107,870

Questions about Kaia’s popularity

How common is Kaia in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Kaia ranks #193 in female records (1,618 reported) and #12,932 in male records (5 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Kaia?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Kaia only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Kaia creates a match.

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