girl's name
Saila
- Origin Finnish
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 123
Saila is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Saila is a name of Finnish origin.
- Peaked in 2015, when 11 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2003.
Saila over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 |
| 2010s | 55 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 46 |
How popular is Saila?
In 2025, Saila was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Saila 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 Saila is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Saïla | Saïla is Saila written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #5,357. | 15 |
Names that peaked alongside Saila
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Saila also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Saila over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Saila
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Saila — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Saila
How popular is the name Saila?
In 2025, Saila was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Saila a girl's or a boy's name?
Saila is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Saila most popular?
Saila peaked in 2015, when 11 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Saila a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Saila currently ranks #13,530 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.