UK girl's name
Gaja
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Gaja is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Gaja popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5891, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2022, with 13 births.
This profile covers 100 England and Wales registrations across 15 recorded years from 2005 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 23% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 100 living people in the UK are called Gaja. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Gaja ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2022, when 13 girls were registered as Gaja.
- • About 100 living people in the UK are estimated to have Gaja as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5891
2024
Births in 2024
3
Latest year
Peak year
2022
13 births
Estimated living
100
2026
Popularity
Gaja over time
The chart below shows babies named Gaja registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2005 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Gaja, the clearest high point is 2022. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2024, compared with 13 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Gaja by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Gaja was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3401 | 40 | 5 |
| 2010s | #3631 | 52 | 8 |
| 2000s | #4267 | 8 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Gaja
- Grace 79,208
- Georgia 48,838
- Gracie 18,387
- Georgina 15,599
- Gabriella 10,902
- Gemma 8,350
- Gabrielle 7,154
- Georgie 4,883
- Gabriela 3,300
- Genevieve 2,393
- Gracie-Mae 1,727
- Greta 1,283
FAQ
Gaja: questions and answers
How popular is the name Gaja in the UK right now?
In 2024, Gaja was ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Gaja most popular?
The peak year on record was 2022, with 13 babies registered as Gaja in England and Wales.
How many people are called Gaja in the UK?
A total of 100 babies have been registered as Gaja across the 15 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.