girl's name
Gaia
- Origin Italian
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 7,240
France
#396
as Gaïa, 2025
Gaia is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 157 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Gaia is a name of Italian origin.
- Peaked in 2023, when 219 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 21,117 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1980.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Gaia over time
Births per decade in France, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 45 |
| 1990s | 185 |
| 2000s | 745 |
| 2010s | 1,200 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,125 |
How popular is Gaia?
In 2025, Gaia was given to 157 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Gaia is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Gaia is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Gaïa | Gaïa is Gaia written with a diaeresis in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #396 in France, against #1,387 for Gaia. | 1,855 |
Names that peaked alongside Gaia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Gaia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gaia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Gaia in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Slovene
- Gaja
Sibling names for Gaia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gaia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Gaia
How popular is the name Gaia?
In 2025, Gaia was given to 157 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Gaia a girl's or a boy's name?
Gaia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Gaia?
Gaia has 2 syllables.
When was Gaia most popular?
Gaia peaked in 2023, when 219 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Gaia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Gaia currently ranks #396 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.