How Many People Are Named Gaea?
An estimated 48 people in the United States have the first name Gaea. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Gaea peaked in popularity in 1971 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gaea as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gaea paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gaea is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
48
About 1 in 7,140,715 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1971
7 births
Total Registered
51
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gaea
Gaea is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 51 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gaea as a female name
Ranked #14,062 in 2021
6 female births in 2021
Peak: 1971 (7 births)
Gaea: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gaea span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 17 babies were registered. While Gaea is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gaea by Decade
How has Gaea tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gaea + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gaea as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gaea
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gaea: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gaea?
We estimate approximately 48 people named Gaea are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 7,140,715 Americans share this first name.
Is Gaea a common name?
Gaea is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 53.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 51 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gaea most popular?
Gaea reached peak popularity in 1971, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gaea is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gaea a female name?
Gaea is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gaea Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gaea Smith, Gaea Johnson, Gaea Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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