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Kaia

As of 2025, Kaia ranks #193 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 1,618 girls received the name that year. It has climbed from #300 to #193 over the past five years. SSA records for Kaia go back to 1955; the peak came in 2024 at #180, with 1,680 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Hawaii, where it ranks #7 among girl names.

Rankings

2025 rank
#193
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#180
in 2024 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
1,618
girls named Kaia

Kaia popularity, 1880–2025

0.028%0.056%0.084%0.11%18801900192019401960198020002020#180 in 2024
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2024

Where Kaia is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia in 2025VT—New Hampshire: #174 (7 girls, 0.18% of girls born 2025)NH#174Washington: #80 (72 girls, 0.25% of girls born 2025)WA#80Idaho: #402 (5 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)ID#402Montana: #168 (6 girls, 0.21% of girls born 2025)MT#168North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia in 2025ND—Minnesota: #180 (30 girls, 0.14% of girls born 2025)MN#180Wisconsin: #310 (17 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)WI#310Michigan: #268 (34 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)MI#268New York: #114 (133 girls, 0.17% of girls born 2025)NY#114Massachusetts: #164 (34 girls, 0.14% of girls born 2025)MA#164Rhode Island: #120 (7 girls, 0.29% of girls born 2025)RI#120Oregon: #144 (24 girls, 0.18% of girls born 2025)OR#144Nevada: #133 (18 girls, 0.20% of girls born 2025)NV#133Wyoming: #79 (5 girls, 0.62% of girls born 2025)WY#79South Dakota: #160 (7 girls, 0.23% of girls born 2025)SD#160Iowa: #226 (15 girls, 0.13% of girls born 2025)IA#226Illinois: #179 (55 girls, 0.12% of girls born 2025)IL#179Indiana: #292 (24 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)IN#292Ohio: #258 (43 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)OH#258Pennsylvania: #259 (42 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)PA#259New Jersey: #138 (56 girls, 0.16% of girls born 2025)NJ#138Connecticut: #175 (18 girls, 0.16% of girls born 2025)CT#175California: #79 (359 girls, 0.22% of girls born 2025)CA#79Utah: #239 (19 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)UT#239Colorado: #172 (34 girls, 0.15% of girls born 2025)CO#172Nebraska: #267 (8 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)NE#267Missouri: #442 (13 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MO#442Kentucky: #443 (9 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)KY#443West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia in 2025WV—Virginia: #298 (28 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)VA#298Maryland: #225 (23 girls, 0.12% of girls born 2025)MD#225Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia in 2025DE—Arizona: #183 (36 girls, 0.13% of girls born 2025)AZ#183New Mexico: #182 (8 girls, 0.17% of girls born 2025)NM#182Kansas: #324 (10 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)KS#324Arkansas: #425 (7 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)AR#425Tennessee: #349 (23 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)TN#349North Carolina: #311 (35 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)NC#311South Carolina: #403 (12 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)SC#403District of Columbia: #150 (5 girls, 0.25% of girls born 2025)DC#150Oklahoma: #398 (10 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)OK#398Louisiana: #426 (10 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)LA#426Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kaia in 2025MS—Alabama: #520 (9 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)AL#520Georgia: #402 (28 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)GA#402Hawaii: #7 (29 girls, 1.35% of girls born 2025)HI#7Texas: #346 (99 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)TX#346Florida: #135 (133 girls, 0.15% of girls born 2025)FL#135
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Hawaii (#7), Wyoming (#79), Rhode Island (#120)

Uniqueness score

28/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind

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