Kaija is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2002 and has grown less common since.
Kaija is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #7,663 for girl births in the United States (and #13,185 across all names), given to 14 babies. Kaija first appears in 1967 and peaked in 2002 (49 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | #7,663 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | #6,517 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | #4,928 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | #8,771 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | #8,713 |
| 2020 | 19 | 19 | #6,191 |
| 2019 | 26 | 26 | #5,094 |
| 2018 | 19 | 19 | #6,373 |
| 2017 | 18 | 18 | #6,665 |
| 2016 | 34 | 34 | #4,301 |
| 2015 | 17 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2014 | 18 | 18 | #6,846 |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 | #8,340 |
| 2012 | 15 | 15 | #8,008 |
| 2011 | 19 | 19 | #6,711 |
| 2010 | 30 | 30 | #4,796 |
| 2009 | 28 | 28 | #5,152 |
| 2008 | 33 | 33 | #4,587 |
| 2007 | 42 | 42 | #3,821 |
| 2006 | 26 | 26 | #5,304 |
| 2005 | 35 | 35 | #4,065 |
| 2004 | 28 | 28 | #4,765 |
| 2003 | 36 | 36 | #3,840 |
| 2002 | 49 | 49 | #2,993 |
| 2001 | 48 | 48 | #2,985 |
| 2000 | 31 | 31 | #4,024 |
| 1999 | 30 | 30 | #3,920 |
| 1998 | 38 | 38 | #3,256 |
| 1997 | 30 | — | #3,753 |
| 1996 | 26 | — | #4,115 |
| 1995 | 23 | — | #4,416 |
| 1994 | 22 | — | #4,603 |
| 1993 | 23 | — | #4,451 |
| 1992 | 14 | — | #6,456 |
| 1991 | 17 | — | #5,522 |
| 1990 | 11 | — | #7,556 |
| 1989 | 15 | — | #5,670 |
| 1988 | 12 | — | #6,447 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #9,230 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #11,733 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #8,726 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #7,707 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #11,003 |
| 1982 | 10 | — | #6,567 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #7,720 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #9,012 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | #7,895 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | #6,894 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | #6,166 |
| 1973 | 9 | — | #5,763 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #8,871 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #7,251 |