Recorded 1971–2021 Girls' name Peak 1971 51 births

Gaea — girls' name

51 babies named Gaea in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s72000s112010s102020s6
1970s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Gaea was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

7 babies were named Gaea in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gaea

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Gaea between 1971 and 2021, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gaea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gaea performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Gaea shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gaea in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 51 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gaea at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

51

Since 1971

51 years of records

Peak year

1971

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1971

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2021

Gaea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1971

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1971)
7
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 202120182012200820071980197819721971 7

Gaea by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
17 births that decade — 33% of Gaea's all-time total
1970s171980s72000s112010s102020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gaea?
51 babies have been named Gaea since 1971. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1971 with 7 births.
When was Gaea most popular?
Gaea was most popular in the 1970s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Gaea been used?
Gaea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 51 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Gaea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gaetana, Gael, Gae, Gaelle, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.