Gaia

Girl #1122 in 2023

Gaia is a girl name of mixed origin.

Meaning of Gaia

The ecosystem of the Earth regarded as a self-regulating superorganism. Borrowed from Γαῖᾰ, from γαῖᾰ, probably related to γῆ. Sense 1 was coined by the British scientist, environmentalist, and futurist (1919–2022) in his book Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth (1979), at the suggestion of the British novelist, playwright, and poet (1911–1993): see the quotation.

Popularity of Gaia

Popularity, 1980–2023

218 births in 2023

1980 2023

2,064 U.S. births recorded from 1980–2023.

Peak year

2023

218 babies

First recorded

1980

43 years of history

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.