NameTides

Gaia

Gaia was the #1,388 girls' name in the US in 2025 (157 babies), and #520 in England & Wales and #1,141 in Canada.

Gaia as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Gaia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Gaia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,388 (157)#520 (77)#474 (6)——#1,141 (23)
2024#1,140 (212)#526 (74)——#412 (9)#1,710 (13)
2023#1,120 (219)#490 (81)#630 (4)—#555 (6)#928 (28)
2022#1,220 (198)#447 (95)#625 (4)—#905 (3)#964 (27)
2021#1,229 (191)#634 (61)#792 (3)—#883 (3)#1,286 (19)
2020#1,398 (156)#624 (61)#765 (3)—#628 (5)#1,193 (20)
2019#1,569 (136)#616 (64)#560 (5)#424 (3)#502 (7)#854 (32)
2018#1,748 (117)#843 (44)#809 (3)—#629 (5)#1,002 (26)
2017#2,129 (90)#836 (46)#808 (3)—#579 (6)#1,123 (22)
2016#2,017 (98)#1,142 (30)——#750 (4)#1,600 (14)
2015#2,103 (92)#1,139 (30)——#751 (4)#1,267 (19)
2014#2,469 (73)#890 (42)#802 (3)—#752 (4)#1,786 (12)
2013#2,936 (57)#1,537 (20)——#747 (4)#1,686 (13)
2012#2,449 (75)#1,037 (34)#665 (4)——#1,787 (12)
2011#3,092 (54)#1,225 (26)——#937 (3)#2,348 (8)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #1,120.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1980.

How common is it?

about 1 in 10,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 10,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 3,300uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Gaia is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 6,900 to 1 in 12,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Gaia by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #704NYMassachusetts: #564MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,168NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,085CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #758VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,790TXFlorida: #912FL
Gaia (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#5009

Gaia (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
GaiaCanadaGirls#1,14123
GaiaEngland & WalesGirls#52077
GaiaIrelandGirls—too few
GaiaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
GaiaScotlandGirls#4746
GaiaUSGirls#1,388157