Girls' name · since 1979
Caia
1,201 babies named Caia in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,608 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,707 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,201
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,201 babies have been named Caia since 1979, making it today's #2707 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Caia recorded 1,201 times among girls since 1979, holding rank #2707 nationally today, ahead of 84% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #6,608 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,707 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,201 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caia ranks #6,608 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,707 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,201 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,608 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,707 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,201
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Caia's 1,201 recorded births place it above 90.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Caia compares
1,201 Top 29% higher than 71% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Caia's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,201 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 89 | 21 | 19,840 |
Caia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caia splits its recorded history at 2012: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 89 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 89
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Caia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (542 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Caia's strongest decade.
542 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Caia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 181
2000s
181 births
- 2010s
2010s
542 births
- 2020s
2020s
466 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 542 births (45% of all-time use).
How Caia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Caia's total volume
Caia by state
Where Caia concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 143 | 11.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 69 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 44 | 3.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 25 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Washington | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 8 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.4% |
143 of 1,201 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Caia appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Caia's data
- Caia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (542 total births) through the 2020s (466) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Caias (143 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Caia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.