girl's name

Faïla

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 47

Faïla is a girl's name. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 2022, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 2012.

Faïla over time

Births per decade in France, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

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Births named Faïla by decade in France
Decade Births
2010s 15
2020s (to 2023) 15

How popular is Faïla?

In 2023, Faïla was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Faïla is used

France #4,941 5 in 2023
United States as Faila #13,050 7 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Faïla is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Faila Faila is a spelling of Faïla, used in the United States, where it ranks #13,050. 22

Names that peaked alongside Faïla

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Faïla also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Faïla over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Faïla

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Faïla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Faïla

Is Faïla a girl's or a boy's name?

Faïla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Faïla most popular?

Faïla peaked in 2022, when 10 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Faïla a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Faïla currently ranks #13,050 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.