Gaïa

Meaning and origin of Gaïa

Popularity of Gaïa in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2023.
• Over recent years, Gaïa has been rising (+6.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Gaïa every 17 schools, all spellings combined.

Gaïa in English-speaking countries

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  511^th girls’ name232 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,310+8.4% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  620^th girls’ name15 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,323

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  687^th girls’ name10 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,438

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,288^th girls’ name19 babies in 3 years1 girl in 8,131

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,189^th girls’ name588 babies in 3 years1 girl in 8,218+8.3% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Gaïa and Gaia are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Gaia65
• Ghaya5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Gaïa

• Ilona
• Philippine
• Eugénie
• Mélissa
• Cassandre
• Alyssa
• Irina
• Léonore
• Bérénice
• Selena
• Rania
• Lydia

See also

• →French names of Greek origin