Meaning and background
The story behind Kaja
Kaja belongs to several personal-name traditions. Behind the Name records a Scandinavian diminutive of Katarina, a Polish and Slovene variant of Gaja, and a separate Estonian name meaning echo. The echo gloss therefore belongs to the Estonian entry rather than every bearer. Someone choosing Kaja for a dog can preserve the intended language connection, especially when the choice honours a person whose name follows a different route.
- Origin
- Scandinavian diminutive of Katarina; Polish/Slovene variant of Gaja; separately an Estonian name meaning echo. Source · Source 2 · Source 3
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Kaja appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2016 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- City of Seattle Seattle Pet Licenses — DOG-only name aggregate, current source dated 6 October 2026 — Secondary spelling corroboration from dog-only licence rows. No cats, owner fields, national ranking or unique-dog claim.
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