girl's name
Baila
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,509
Baila is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 146 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 157 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 22,708 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1955.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Baila over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 19 |
| 1960s | 18 |
| 1970s | 65 |
| 1980s | 195 |
| 1990s | 379 |
| 2000s | 761 |
| 2010s | 1,119 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 860 |
How popular is Baila?
In 2025, Baila was given to 146 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Baila is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Baila
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Baila also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Baila over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Baila
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Baila — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Baila
How popular is the name Baila?
In 2025, Baila was given to 146 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Baila a girl's or a boy's name?
Baila is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Baila?
Baila has 2 syllables.
When was Baila most popular?
Baila peaked in 2024, when 157 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Baila a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Baila currently ranks #1,470 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.