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Kaia

The name Kaia peaked for boys at #7207 in 2001. Kaia is also used for girls, ranking #193 in 2025.

The name Kaia is a girl's name of Latin, Scandinavian, Hawaiian origin meaning "to rejoice or sea".

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The new Maia, the next Kayla, Kaia has been on the charts since the year 2000. You might see it as a female form of the also-rising Kai, which means sea in Hawaiian and is sometimes used for girls as well, or as a Kardashianization of the ancient goddess name Caia.
<br/><br/>Kaia's star has been floating upwards for the past few decades, along with Kai's. And it still has some distance to go, though we don't anticipate it making the Top 10.
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Kaia Gerber, daughter of supermodel Cindy Crawford, is now a supermodel in her own right.

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The name Kaia is currently ranked #193 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #180 in 2024. The name is most popular in KAIA, KAIA, and KAIA. Kaia is occasionally used for boys in 2025.

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