Recorded 2003–2016 Unisex name Peak 2008 65 births

Kaiea — boys' name

65 babies named Kaiea in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s342010s31
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Kaiea was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

10 babies were named Kaiea in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaiea

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Kaiea between 2003 and 2016, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaiea currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Kaiea is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2013.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaiea performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kaiea shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 37 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kaiea in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaiea 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 65 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.

Kaiea at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

65

Since 2003

14 years of records

Peak year

2008

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

2003

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2016

Kaiea popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2003

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2008)
10
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
567891011 201620132012201120092008200520042003 6

Kaiea popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2013 (Kaiea as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2013 5

Kaiea by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
34 births that decade — 52% of Kaiea's all-time total
2000s342010s31

Kaiea by state

Where Kaiea concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kaiea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
37 56.9%
Hawaii share of Kaiea's total US births 56.9%

37 of 65 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaiea?
65 babies have been named Kaiea since 2003. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2008 with 10 births.
When was Kaiea most popular?
Kaiea was most popular in the 2000s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Kaiea most popular?
The top states for the name Kaiea are Hawaii (37 births).
Is Kaiea a unisex name?
Yes, Kaiea is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 65 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Kaiea been used?
Kaiea has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 14 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Kaiea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kai, Kaiden, Kairo, Kaison, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2003–2016 (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.