girl's name
Kaila
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 17,225
Northern Ireland
#530
2017 births
Kaila is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 88 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1991, when 698 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 37,675 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1964.
Kaila over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 30 |
| 1970s | 144 |
| 1980s | 1,862 |
| 1990s | 5,939 |
| 2000s | 4,223 |
| 2010s | 1,712 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 646 |
How popular is Kaila?
In 2025, Kaila was given to 88 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Kaila 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.
How Kaila is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Kaïla | Kaïla is Kaila written with a diaeresis in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #893 in France, against #3,181 for Kaila. | 645 |
Names that peaked alongside Kaila
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kaila also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kaila over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kaila
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kaila — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kaila
How popular is the name Kaila?
In 2025, Kaila was given to 88 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Kaila a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaila is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kaila most popular?
Kaila peaked in 1991, when 698 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kaila a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kaila currently ranks #893 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.