Given name
Gaea
“of the earth”
Gaea is used as a given name. One Greek interpretation is “of the earth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “of the earth.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
In mythological stories, Gaea is associated with the mother of the Titans and the goddess of the earth.
Gaea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 51
- 0 boys · 51 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 169 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gaea’s family of names
In Latin usage, Gaea has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Gaia. Gaea has a related form in Gaia. Gaea has a related form in Gaiana.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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