Kaija
Kaija was the 7663rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 2985th; the most babies were born in 2002 (49). Over the last ten years it has moved down 548 places. More babies were named Kaija in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,663 girls, down 1,472 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200249 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,028babies recorded
Kaija popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,663 | 14 |
| 2020 | #6,191 | 19 |
| 2010 | #4,796 | 30 |
| 2000 | #4,024 | 31 |
| 1990 | #7,556 | 11 |
| 1980 | #7,720 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kaija, counting every spelling?
Kaija is the most common spelling of a name family that had 19 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 19 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaija | 14 | #7,663 | 83 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kaija?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kaija (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kaija born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kaija.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kaija?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Kaija are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 14 and 30. That makes Kaija mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kaija by state
How common Kaija was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kaija: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kaija, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kaija
How popular is the name Kaija?
Kaija was the 7663rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 2985th; the most babies were born in 2002 (49). Over the last ten years it has moved down 548 places. More babies were named Kaija in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kaija a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kaija in the US.
Where is Kaija most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kaija was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls).