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Gaia
Pronounced /ˈɡaɪə/
Rank in 2024
#1,147
Born in 2024
210
Peak year
2023 · #1123
Origin
Not recorded
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 210 girls were named Gaia, about 1 in every 7,682.
- It peaked in 2023 with 218 babies, ranked #1123.
- It first shows up in the records in 1980.
- 2,274 girls have been named Gaia since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Gaia per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0Greatest1901–27
- 0Silent1928–45
- 0Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 6 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Millennials: 90 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Z: 542 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 1,636 babies, 0.08 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γαῖᾰ (Gaîă, “Gaea, the Earth personified as a goddess”), from γαῖᾰ (gaîă, “the Earth”), probably related to γῆ (gê, “earth, land; country”). Sense 1 was coined by the British scientist, environmentalist, and futurist James Lovelock (1919–2022) in his book Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth (1979), at the suggestion of the British novelist, playwright, and poet William Golding (1911–1993): see the quotation.
- A female given name inspired by Mother Earth.
- Origin
- Not recorded
- Say it
- /ˈɡaɪə/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Gaia, CC BY-SA 4.0.