Fun Facts About the Name Kaja
- 710 babies named Kaja: U.S. records list 710 babies given the name Kaja from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kaja Mean?
Kaja is an Estonian feminine name meaning "echo," from the Estonian noun kaja. The word is the ordinary Estonian term for an echo, and the name is a direct use of that noun. In Polish, Kaja is also a familiar form of Karolina; in Slovene and Croatian, it is a familiar form of Katarina. These are separate diminutive uses, so Kaja has no single etymology across all languages.
Kaja Name History & Origins
The Estonian name comes from the everyday word kaja, "echo," and belongs with Estonian given names drawn from nature and common vocabulary. It is used as a feminine name in Estonia. In Polish, Kaja developed as a short form of Karolina, the Polish equivalent of Caroline. In Slovene and Croatian, Kaja is a short form of Katarina. These uses are separate from the Estonian word name rather than translations of "echo."
How Popular is the Name Kaja?
Kaja has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2009. Its best rank was #5,395 in 2000.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,973 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2024 | #6,251 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2023 | #6,529 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #8,260 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #7,810 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #8,652 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #8,350 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #8,346 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #6,400 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2016 | #6,774 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #7,115 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #7,471 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2013 | #8,798 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #5,472 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2011 | #6,969 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #6,054 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2009 | #5,620 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2008 | #9,763 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #8,765 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #5,626 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2005 | #11,340 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #5,844 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #6,740 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #6,259 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2001 | #7,511 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #5,395 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1999 | #5,771 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1998 | #5,688 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1997 | #6,318 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #8,461 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #6,414 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1994 | #6,859 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #7,236 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #6,458 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1991 | #7,639 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #5,667 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #7,192 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1988 | #7,372 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #6,093 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #7,389 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #7,893 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #8,432 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #6,568 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #5,400 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #11,098 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #8,006 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #5,970 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1972 | #8,830 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #7,251 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #6,126 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #6,173 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #6,540 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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