Kaja
Kaja is a name with multiple cultural origins: Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Estonian, Slovene, Polish, Czech.
- Norwegian
- Danish
- Swedish
- Estonian
Meaning & Origin of Kaja
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kaja is a name with multiple cultural origins: Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Estonian, Slovene, Polish, Czech.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Norwegian
- Danish
- Swedish
- Estonian
- Slovene
- Polish
- Czech
The Story of Kaja
The earliest SSA record of Kaja as a baby girl name dates back to 1957, when 5 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 25 newborns named Kaja — #5,536 in the national rankings. About 24% of every Kaja on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kaja ranks #5,964 for baby girls with 20 births, rising sharply (+25% over the past five years). All told, over 733 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Kaja
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kaja. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Kaja
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Kaja
Kaja is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 733 births in the dataset. Kaja's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #5,253. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaja's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.