girl's name
Khaila
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 478
Khaila is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1996, when 82 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1991.
Khaila over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 242 |
| 2000s | 117 |
| 2010s | 64 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 28 |
How popular is Khaila?
In 2025, Khaila was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Khaila 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 Khaila is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Khaïla | Khaïla is a rare spelling of Khaila, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Khaila
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Khaila also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Khaila over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Khaila
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Khaila — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Khaila
How popular is the name Khaila?
In 2025, Khaila was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Khaila a girl's or a boy's name?
Khaila is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Khaila most popular?
Khaila peaked in 1996, when 82 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Khaila a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Khaila currently ranks #11,506 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.