How Many People Are Named Gaia?
An estimated 2,252 people in the United States have the first name Gaia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Gaia peaked in popularity in 2023 with 218 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gaia 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 Gaia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gaia is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,252
About 1 in 152,200 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2023
218 births
Total Registered
2,274
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gaia
Gaia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,274 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gaia as a female name
Ranked #1,147 in 2024
210 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (218 births)
Gaia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gaia span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 973 babies were registered. Gaia remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Gaia by Decade
How has Gaia 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.
Gaia by State
Birth registrations for Gaia span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in Tennessee, Michigan, Nevada. On average, about 61 Gaias were registered per state.
Gaia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gaia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gaia
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gaia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gaia?
We estimate approximately 2,252 people named Gaia 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 152,200 Americans share this first name.
Is Gaia a common name?
Gaia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,274 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gaia most popular?
Gaia reached peak popularity in 2023, when 218 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gaia is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gaia a female name?
Gaia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gaia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gaia Smith, Gaia Johnson, Gaia 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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