Girls' name · since 1957
Kaja
711 babies named Kaja in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,420 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,903 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 711
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
711 babies have been named Kaja since 1957, making it today's #6903 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaja has been recorded 711 times among girls since 1957, currently ranked #6903 nationally and more common than 60% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #9,420 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,903 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 711 born since 1957
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaja ranks #9,420 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,903 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 711 born since 1957, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,420 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,903 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 711
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaja's 711 recorded births place it above 86.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kaja compares
711 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Kaja's all-time total is 89% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaja | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 711 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaja's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Kaja by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (175 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Kaja's strongest decade.
175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Kaja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
85 births
- 1990s
1990s
141 births
- 2000s
2000s
175 births
- 2010s
2010s
175 births
- 2020s
2020s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 175 births (25% of all-time use).
How Kaja 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 Kaja's total volume
Kaja by state
Where Kaja concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
8 of 711 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kaja's data
- Kaja's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (175 total births) through the 2020s (92) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kajas (8 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 Kaja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Kaja 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.