The baby name Gaizka is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɡaiska/ (GAHY-skah).
Gaizka is Basque in Origin.
The baby name Gaizka is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɡaiska/ (GAHY-skah).
Gaizka is Basque in Origin.
Gaizka is a masculine Basque given name. It is commonly interpreted as “savior” or “redeemer,” a localized counterpart to Spanish Salvador and related to Basque Salbatore. The name is a modern Basque coinage, part of the 20th‑century move toward concise, distinct Basque forms.
Use expanded in the Basque Country and across Spain in the late 20th century, helped by football figures Gaizka Mendieta, Gaizka Toquero, and coach Gaizka Garitano. While attested earlier in regional records, broader adoption is recent, and the name remains rare outside the Basque diaspora. The name is strongly tied to Basque identity and used mainly for boys. Informal short forms include Gai; the spelling Gaiska appears occasionally but is nonstandard. Closely related or equivalent forms are Salbatore (Basque) and Salvador (Spanish).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #382 | 6 | 2,865 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #388 | 810 | 5,610 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| Spain | 0 | #414 | 39 | 2,326 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
Gaizka is popular in 16 countries — most recent births per country:
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