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Kaja

Female#459 most common in Croatia1,322 people in Croatia
Meaning:
Pure; short form of Katarina
Origin:
Greek

About the name Kaja

A short form of Katarina ('pure'), used as an independent name in Croatia and Central Europe.

Popularity with newborns

  • Girls · 2025 · 121 births · #33 that year

Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.

People with this name in Croatia

1,322 people in Croatia are called Kaja, according to the 2021 census. That is #459 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

Kaja is recorded in every Croatian county.

Characteristics

ShortModernModerately common

Notable people called Kaja

  • Kaja KallasEstonian Prime Minister and EU diplomat

Sources

Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.