girl's name

Gaja

  • Origin Slovene
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 122

Ireland

#877

2019 births

Gaja is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Gaja is a name of Slovene origin.
  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2022, when 13 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 87,827 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 2005.

Gaja over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2000s 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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Births named Gaja by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2000s 8
2010s 52
2020s (to 2025) 46

How popular is Gaja?

In 2025, Gaja was given to 6 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Gaja is used

Ireland #877 3 in 2019
France #3,663 5 in 2013
England & Wales #3,761 6 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Gaja

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Gaja also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gaja over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Gaja

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gaja — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Gaja

How popular is the name Gaja?

In 2025, Gaja was given to 6 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Gaja a girl's or a boy's name?

Gaja is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Gaja most popular?

Gaja peaked in 2022, when 13 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Gaja a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Gaja currently ranks #3,761 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.