How Many People Are Named Kaija?
people named Kaija are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 337,398 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,028 babies named Kaija in Social Security records from 1967 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
49 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Diminutive of KATARIINA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Kaija in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kaija alive today is about 22 years old, and 77% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 29 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kaija first appears in the records in 1967 and was given most often in 2002, to 49 babies. In 2025, 14 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1967 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kaija has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,981, in 2001. In 2025 it ranked #7,661.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,661 |
| Best rank | #2,981 (2001) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,002 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kaija alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kaija were born in Minnesota than in any other state: about 28 of those alive today.
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