Kaia is a name the world shares quietly: a Scandinavian short form of Katharina, a Hawaiian word for "the sea," a Greek echo of Gaia, mother earth. Three traditions, one bright sound. The pronunciation varies, KY-ah or KAY-ah, but both carry ocean weather. It entered the American consciousness partly through Cindy Crawford's daughter, model Kaia Gerber, and has climbed into the top 200, currently at 180. The spelling is clean, the silhouette short, the effect faintly coastal. Kaia feels like a name packed for travel. Modern, worldly, and breezy without losing its edges.
Popularity
1880 to today
US SSA data. Lower rank number means more popular. A flat line at the top of the chart means the name did not rank in the top 1000.
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- Phoebe
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- Ruth
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