GUY-ah
Gaia
About Gaia
The name Gaia peaked for girls at #1122 in 2023. The name is most popular in Nevada, Connecticut, and Maryland.
Pronounced GUY-ah. 2 syllables.
As of September 2026, Gaia ranked #1392 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1122 in 2023, Nameberry popularity #502.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,482 | 73 | 40.9 |
| 2015 | #2,107 | 92 | 51.5 |
| 2016 | #2,019 | 98 | 55.3 |
| 2017 | #2,133 | 90 | 52.1 |
| 2018 | #1,751 | 117 | 68.8 |
| 2019 | #1,574 | 136 | 81 |
| 2020 | #1,400 | 156 | 96.5 |
| 2021 | #1,231 | 191 | 116.4 |
| 2022 | #1,220 | 198 | 120.7 |
| 2023 | #1,122 | 218 | 135.9 |
| 2024 | #1,147 | 210 | 129.6 |
| 2025 | #1,392 | 157 | 97.7 |
World rankings
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Famous Gaias
- Gaia Germani (born Giovanna Giardina)
Italian actress
- Gaïa Jacquet
Matisse, French,American socialite and actress; great great granddaughter of painter Henri Matisse
- Gaia Weiss
French actress
- Gaia Cauchi
Maltese pop singer
- Gaia Sabbatini
Italian middle distance runner
- Gaia Vince
British journalist and author
- Gaia Romilly Wise (b. 1999)
daughter of actress Emma Thompson and Greg Wise
- Gaia Archey (b. 2012)
daughter of actor Lamon Archey
- Gaia Jissel Ramirez Land (b. 2013)
daughter of actress Dania Ramirez & director John Amos Beverly Land
- Gaia Girace
Italian actress
Gaia in pop culture
- Gaia Bawden
character in "The Casual Vacancy" by J. K. Rowling
- Gaia
character on animated series "Captain Planet"
- Gaia
character in Rick Riordan's Heroes of Olympus series
- Gaia
character in Michael Grant's Gone Series
- Gaia
spirit of Earth in the British TV series 'Edge of Darkness' (1985)
- Gaia
spirit in film 'Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within' (2001)
- Gaia Moore
main character in the 'Fearless' series by Francine Pascal
- Gaia
character on the television series "The Almighty Johnson's"
- Gaia Silverwood
character in the Spellcaster's Cataclysm Series
- Gaia
character on TV's "Rome"
- Gaia
planet in video game 'Final Fantasy VII'
- Gaia
character in TV's 'The 100'