Is Kaija a boy or girl name?

Kaija is a girl’s name. Of the 1,028 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Kaija

Recorded 1967–2025 · United States

Kaija was most popular in 2002, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,024 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,028 people named Kaija.

Kaija over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kaija’s peak in 2002. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kaija a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kaija is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,028 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org