Kaija Girl
How popular is Kaija?
#7,489 girl name in 2025
14 baby girls were named Kaija in the US in 2025, making it the 7489th most popular girl name.
Kaija popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #7,489 for girls (▼ 1098 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 14 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-18% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,974 in 2015, #6,079 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2002 (49 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,959 in 2001 |
| First recorded | 1967 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kaija counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kaija family of names ranked #4,031 for girls in 2025 (#4,128 the year before), with 19 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kaija | 14 | 74% |
| Kaijah | 5 | 26% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kaija is most popular
Babies named Kaija per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Kaija by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1970s | 44 | #5,578 |
| 1980s | 77 | #5,539 |
| 1990s | 234 | #3,219 |
| 2000s | 356 | #2,959 |
| 2010s | 210 | #4,249 |
| 2020s | 102 | #4,870 |
Girl names about as popular as Kaija
Questions
- Is Kaija a boy or girl name?
- Kaija is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kaija were girls.
- How popular is the name Kaija?
- 14 baby girls were named Kaija in the US in 2025, making it the 7489th most popular girl name.
- When was Kaija most popular?
- Kaija peaked in 2002, when 49 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,959 in 2001.
- How many people are named Kaija?
- 1,028 babies have been named Kaija in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,015 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 23.
- Where is Kaija most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kaija was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.