girl's name
Kailah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,343
Scotland
#882
2021 births
Kailah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2002, when 99 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 144,155 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1982.
Kailah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 67 |
| 1990s | 561 |
| 2000s | 869 |
| 2010s | 551 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 215 |
How popular is Kailah?
In 2025, Kailah was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kailah 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 Kailah is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Kaïlah | Kaïlah is Kailah written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #5,619. | 15 |
Names that peaked alongside Kailah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kailah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kailah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kailah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kailah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kailah
How popular is the name Kailah?
In 2025, Kailah was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kailah a girl's or a boy's name?
Kailah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kailah most popular?
Kailah peaked in 2002, when 99 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kailah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kailah currently ranks #5,455 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.