Recorded 1996–2021 Girls' name Peak 2003 140 births

Kaijah — girls' name

140 babies named Kaijah in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s222000s892010s242020s5
2000s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Kaijah was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

13 babies were named Kaijah in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaijah

The Social Security Administration has registered 140 babies named Kaijah between 1996 and 2021, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaijah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaijah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kaijah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaijah 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 140 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.

Kaijah at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

140

Since 1996

26 years of records

Peak year

2003

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1996

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2021

Kaijah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1996

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2003)
13
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
468101214 2021201520082005200219991996 8

Kaijah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
89 births that decade — 64% of Kaijah's all-time total
1990s222000s892010s242020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaijah?
140 babies have been named Kaijah since 1996. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2003 with 13 births.
When was Kaijah most popular?
Kaijah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Kaijah been used?
Kaijah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 26 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Kaijah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaitlyn, Kaitlin, Kailey, Kaia, 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, 1996–2021 (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.