How Many People Are Named Gaia?
people named Gaia are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 141,408 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,434 babies named Gaia in Social Security records from 1980 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
219 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Greek word γαια (gaia), a parallel form of γη (ge) meaning "earth". In Greek mythology Gaia was the mother goddess who presided over the earth. She was the mate of Uranus and the mother of the Titans and the Cyclopes.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Gaia in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Gaia alive today is about 9 years old, and 97% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 13 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Gaia first appears in the records in 1980 and was given most often in 2023, to 219 babies. In 2025, 157 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1980 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Gaia has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,122, in 2023. In 2025 it ranked #1,392.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,392 |
| Best rank | #1,122 (2023) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,241 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Gaia alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Gaia were born in California than in any other state: about 397 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Gaia was given 3.2 times as often in New York, 2.3 times in California and 2.1 times in Florida.
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