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Kaja

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Girl · Estonian or Scandinavian (uncertain)

Kaja

Say it: KAH-yah

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Meaning

Uncertain: Estonian kaja means 'echo', but the name may also be the Scandinavian short form of Katarina.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

05101518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2012per million babies of that sex
  • 629 babies given this name since 1957
  • At its height in 2012, about 1 in 70,400 girls
  • 12 babies in 2020

Through the ages

  1. The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Estonian

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Where this comes from

  • National birth statistics of European countries source
  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.