Daila: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,038

among girls · ↓725 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Daila · -32% vs 2024

How common

1 in 29,764

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2022

91 babies

All-time total

793

#8,791 all-time among girls

First recorded

1997

in Social Security records

Daila popularity over time

793 babies have been named Daila since 1997, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
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1990s	20	2	–	#10,008
2000s	120	12	+500%	#6,180
2010s	299	30	+149%	#3,339
2020s (to 2025)	354	59	+97%	#2,110

Where Daila is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	64	0.04	outside top 500
2027	73	0.05	outside top 500
2028	82	0.05	outside top 500
2029	91	0.06	outside top 500
2030	99	0.06	outside top 500

Where Daila is most popular

Girls named Daila per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.040 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, California, and Alabama.

Vs national average

well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Daila born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
Texas	63	0.078	+94%
California	59	0.070	+74%
Alabama	5	0.053	+32%
New York	16	0.040	≈ national
New Jersey	6	0.033	-18%
Georgia	7	0.031	-24%
Florida	8	0.019	-54%
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State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Daila

Daila is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,038 in 2025 with 54 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1997, 793 American babies have been named Daila. Its peak came in 2022, when 91 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Daila stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Daila?

The median living Daila is about 7 years old; half are between 2 and 13. An estimated 800 people named Daila are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Daila year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	54	#3,038
2024	80	#2,313
2023	64	#2,709
2022	91	#2,110
2021	39	#3,819
2020	26	#4,918
2019	23	#5,481
2018	24	#5,352
2017	27	#4,956
2016	38	#3,941
2015	31	#4,517
2014	48	#3,339
2013	31	#4,557
2012	32	#4,518
2011	31	#4,594
2010	14	#8,374
2009	19	#6,874
2008	22	#6,180
2007	21	#6,375
2006	6	#15,572
2005	14	#7,993
2004	7	#13,081
2003	6	#14,275
2002	7	#12,510
2001	10	#9,543
2000	8	#10,972
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Daila, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Daila?

The median living Daila is about 7 years old. Half of all living Dailas are between 2 and 13 years old.

How many people named Daila are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Daila are alive in the United States, based on 793 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Daila in 2025?

Daila ranked #3,038 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 54 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Daila?

793 babies have been named Daila in the United States since 1997, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Daila most popular?

Daila peaked in 2022, when 91 newborns received the name.

Is Daila a boy or girl name?

Daila is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Daila rising or falling?

Daila is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Daila become more popular?

Daila is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 99 girls named Daila in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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