The baby name Kaia is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkaɪə/ (KYE-ə, KAI-uh),/ˈkeɪə/ (KAY-ə).
Kaia is Greek, Hawaiian, Scandinavian in Origin.
The baby name Kaia is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkaɪə/ (KYE-ə, KAI-uh),/ˈkeɪə/ (KAY-ə).
Kaia is Greek, Hawaiian, Scandinavian in Origin.
Kaia blends several etymologies. In Scandinavia it is a pet form of Katarina (ultimately from Greek Aikaterinē), giving the well-known meaning “pure.” In Estonia it parallels Kaja, a native name connected to the word for “echo,” while in Hawaiian-influenced usage it is read from kai “sea,” yielding the nature meaning “from the sea.” Some also link it to Latin Caia, the feminine of Gaius, preserved in the Roman wedding formula “Ubi tu Gaius, ego Gaia.”
In use across Norway, Denmark, and Estonia since the late 19th century, Kaia traveled into wider European and English-speaking fashion in the 1990s and 2000s, appreciated for its brief, breezy sound. Contemporary bearers such as Estonian tennis player Kaia Kanepi and model Kaia Gerber have reinforced its visibility. Variants and cognates include Kaja, Kaija (Finnish), Kaya, and Caia; a longer root is Katarina/Katherine. Common short form: Kai.
| Kaia Gerber Kaia Gerber is best known as an American model and actress who rose to fame after her Fashion Week debut in 2017. She went on to front major fashion ad campaigns and won Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in 2018. |
| Name | Last Name(s) | Mother | Mother famous for | Fame Level | Father | Father famous for | Fame Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaia | Gerber | Cindy Crawford | model | ★★★★★ | Rande Gerber | model | ★★★★★ |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 874 |
| Germany | Girls | 2018 | #1 | — | 436 |
| MV | 0 | #19 | 1 | 644 | |
| EE | 0 | #30 | 8 | 1,051 | |
| Norway | Girls | 2025 | #86 | 44 | 453 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #93 | 247 | 2,795 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #105 | 34 | 1,888 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #107 | 29 | 1,786 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #152 | 2 | 3,773 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #169 | 1,675 | 8,487 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #175 | 5 | 1,568 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 2 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #327 | 3 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #355 | 5 | 8,829 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #360 | 3 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| France | Girls | 2020 | #389 | 6 | 3,215 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #469 | 3 | 7,952 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #518 | 6 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #534 | 3 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #658 | 10 | 13,071 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #713 | 26 | 3,895 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #782 | 4 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2020 | #893 | 6 | 7,187 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #930 | 12 | 12,708 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #943 | 13 | 5,933 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 6 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,147 | 6 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,429 | 18 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,688 | 4 | 28,008 |
Kaia is popular in 58 countries — most recent births per country:
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