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.
Notable people called Kaja
- Kaja Kallas — Estonian 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.