Kaia is a girl's name of Scandinavian origin meaning “sea.” In 2024 it was given to 1,675 girls in the United States.
Kaia belongs to the Scandinavian tradition. Its meaning — “sea” — is the sense carried by its Scandinavian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Kaia first appears in Social Security records in 1955. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #180 in 2024, and in 2024 1,675 babies received the name — 19,280 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Kaia means “sea” in its Scandinavian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Kaia is a girl name. In 2024, 1,675 babies received the name in the US.
Kaia comes from the Scandinavian tradition.
Kaia first appears in US records in 1955. Its best-ever ranking was #180 in 2024, and 1,675 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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