Caia: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,696

among girls · ↓558 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Caia · -28% vs 2024

How common

1 in 25,114

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2023

89 babies

All-time total

1,201

#6,610 all-time among girls

First recorded

1979

in Social Security records

Caia popularity over time

1,201 babies have been named Caia since 1979, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
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1970s	5	1	–	#10,395
1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	7	1	–	#11,574
2000s	181	18	+2486%	#4,979
2010s	542	54	+199%	#2,143
2020s (to 2025)	466	78	+43%	#2,138

Where Caia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	64	0.04	outside top 500
2027	64	0.04	outside top 500
2028	64	0.04	outside top 500
2029	64	0.04	outside top 500
2030	64	0.04	outside top 500

Where Caia is most popular

Girls named Caia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.048 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Maryland, and Texas.

Vs national average

well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Caia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
California	69	0.082	+72%
Maryland	5	0.047	≈ national
Texas	35	0.044	-9%
Florida	13	0.030	-36%
New York	12	0.030	-37%
New Jersey	5	0.028	-42%
Alaska	–	–	–
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State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Caia

Caia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,696 in 2025 with 64 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1979, 1,201 American babies have been named Caia. Its peak came in 2023, when 89 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Caia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Caia?

The median living Caia is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 12. An estimated 1,200 people named Caia are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Caia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	64	#2,696
2024	89	#2,138
2023	89	#2,144
2022	70	#2,532
2021	76	#2,367
2020	78	#2,285
2019	87	#2,143
2018	72	#2,460
2017	80	#2,304
2016	73	#2,487
2015	65	#2,717
2014	50	#3,238
2013	30	#4,675
2012	32	#4,514
2011	30	#4,703
2010	23	#5,812
2009	23	#5,926
2008	17	#7,479
2007	29	#4,979
2006	25	#5,414
2005	18	#6,587
2004	25	#5,090
2003	22	#5,451
2002	14	#7,502
2001	8	#11,186
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Caia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Caia?

The median living Caia is about 7 years old. Half of all living Caias are between 3 and 12 years old.

How many people named Caia are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Caia are alive in the United States, based on 1,201 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Caia in 2025?

Caia ranked #2,696 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 64 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Caia?

1,201 babies have been named Caia in the United States since 1979, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Caia most popular?

Caia peaked in 2023, when 89 newborns received the name.

Is Caia a boy or girl name?

Caia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Caia rising or falling?

Caia is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Caia become more popular?

Caia looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 64 girls named Caia in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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