Feminine dossier · first seen 1967

Kaija

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Kaija
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2002

Peak era

2002

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1967Peak 20022024

Peak year

2002

Decline from peak

63.3%

2024

All-time

1,014

Kaija is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2002, when 49 girls were named Kaija.

In 2024, only 18 girls were given the name.

Down 63.3% from its peak.

All told, about 1,014 Americans have been named Kaija and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1967.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2002

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