Given name & surname
Kaida
“resembling a small dragon”
Kaida is used as a given name and a surname. One Japanese interpretation is “resembling a small dragon.”
Original Japanese甲斐田
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Japanese interpretation is “resembling a small dragon.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Japanese.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaida through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 704
- 12 boys · 692 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 77 babies
- 2025
- 51
- #3,359 for girls · #12,933 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +101%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 46 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,359 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 89.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 5 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 478 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.
Kaida’s family of names
Kaida has a related form in Kada. Kaida has a related form in Kayda. Kaida has a related form in Kadah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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