Kajsa
Kajsa is a Swedish feminine given name. Initially, Kajsa, Kaisa or Cajsa was a variation of the name Karin, in turn a variation of the name Katarina (Catherine). It is known in Sweden since 1540. It is also used in Finland and Norway.
- Swedish
Meaning & Origin of Kajsa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kajsa is a Swedish feminine given name. Initially, Kajsa, Kaisa or Cajsa was a variation of the name Karin, in turn a variation of the name Katarina (Catherine). It is known in Sweden since 1540. It is also used in Finland and Norway.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
The Story of Kajsa
American parents first put Kajsa on the record books as a baby girl name in 1970, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 18 Kajsas were born — ranking #6,903 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 30% of all recorded Kajsas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 401 Kajsas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Kajsa
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About the name Kajsa
Kajsa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 401 births in the dataset. Kajsa's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #6,903. Use the chart and map above to compare Kajsa'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 .
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