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Gaia

Gaia is currently the #1388 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 157 babies. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Looking at the full record since 1980, Gaia hit its all-time high of #1120 in 2023, when 219 girls were given the name. State by state, Massachusetts leads the way at #564.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1388
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1120
in 2023 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
157
girls named Gaia

Gaia popularity, 1880–2025

0.004%0.007%0.011%0.015%18801900192019401960198020002020#1120 in 2023
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2023

Where Gaia is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025MI—New York: #704 (23 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NY#704Massachusetts: #564 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MA#564Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025PA—New Jersey: #1168 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NJ#1168Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025CT—California: #1085 (24 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1085Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025WV—Virginia: #758 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)VA#758Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Gaia in 2025HI—Texas: #1790 (12 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1790Florida: #912 (17 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#912
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Massachusetts (#564), New York (#704), Virginia (#758)

Uniqueness score

57/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Gaia in the most recent year of SSA data.

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