To rejoice; pure
Caiah is a modern phonetic variant of the name Kaia or Caia. In Latin, Caia is the feminine form of Gaius, meaning 'to rejoice,' while in other contexts it is seen as a diminutive of Katherine, meaning 'pure.'
Less common today
Caiah isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #10,070 in 2016.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).