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Kaia

Kaia means “sea”. 20,967 US babies since 1940, peak 2024.

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What it means

“sea”

Well documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 2024

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20,967 US babies were named Kaia between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Kaia (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

The most common spelling: 46% of the family

  • Kaia 46%
  • Kaya 24%
  • Kaiya 19%
  • Kaiyah 3%
  • Caia 3%
  • Kaiah 2%
  • Kayah 1%
  • Caiya 1%
  • Khaya 1%
  • Caya <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2024)