Girls' name · since 1967
Kaija
Kaija has 1,028 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,380 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,591 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,028
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,028 babies have been named Kaija since 1967, making it today's #7591 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kaija recorded 1,028 times among girls since 1967, holding rank #7591 nationally today, ahead of 56% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #7,380 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,591 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,028 born since 1967
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaija ranks #7,380 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,591 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,028 born since 1967, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,380 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,591 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,028
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaija's 1,028 recorded births place it above 89.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Kaija compares
1,028 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Kaija's all-time total is 173% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaija | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,028 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaija's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaija's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 49, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaija popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Kaija by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (356 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Kaija's strongest decade.
356 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Kaija births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 44
1970s
44 births
- 1980s 77
1980s
77 births
- 1990s
1990s
234 births
- 2000s
2000s
356 births
- 2010s
2010s
210 births
- 2020s 102
2020s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 356 births (35% of all-time use).
How Kaija 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 Kaija's total volume
Kaija by state
Where Kaija concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 28 | 2.7% |
| #2 | California | | 22 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Wisconsin | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
28 of 1,028 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Kaija's data
- Kaija's decade-level peak was the 2000s (356 total births); usage has since declined to 102 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Kaijas (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Kaija: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Kaija 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.