Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1991

Kaila

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,133 Trend ↓ Falling 15%

From Yiddish קיילה (kaila)), In modern use a spelling variant of Kayla or Kyla.

Rank 2025
#2,133
among girls · ↓393 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
88
named Kaila · -25% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,264
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1991
698 babies
All-time total
14,556
#1,310 all-time among girls
First recorded
1964
in Social Security records

Kaila popularity over time

14,556 babies have been named Kaila since 1964, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1991Girls

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
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 30 3 – #3,971
1970s 144 14 +380% #2,887
1980s 1,862 186 +1193% #477
1990s 5,939 594 +219% #369
2000s 4,223 422 -29% #462
2010s 1,712 171 -59% #1,019
2020s (to 2025) 646 108 -37% #1,740

Where Kaila 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 85 0.05 outside top 500
2027 83 0.05 outside top 500
2028 81 0.05 outside top 500
2029 80 0.05 outside top 500
2030 79 0.05 outside top 500

Where Kaila is most popular

Girls named Kaila per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.066 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, New Jersey, and New York.

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 Kaila 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
Hawaii 27 2.36 +3465%
New Jersey 47 0.260 +294%
New York 54 0.136 +106%
California 98 0.117 +76%
Florida 43 0.100 +52%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -30%
Georgia 10 0.044 -33%
Virginia 6 0.035 -47%
Texas 25 0.031 -53%
Pennsylvania 6 0.025 -62%
Illinois 5 0.022 -67%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

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 Kaila

Kaila is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,133 in 2025 with 88 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1964, 14,556 American babies have been named Kaila. Its peak came in 1991, when 698 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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 Kaila stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kaila?

The median living Kaila is about 27 years old; half are between 19 and 33. An estimated 14 thousand people named Kaila are alive in the United States today.

median 27 020406080100

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

Kaila year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 88 #2,133
2024 117 #1,740
2023 105 #1,897
2022 113 #1,810
2021 113 #1,796
2020 110 #1,800
2019 137 #1,566
2018 128 #1,652
2017 134 #1,618
2016 162 #1,429
2015 141 #1,558
2014 186 #1,285
2013 166 #1,393
2012 198 #1,228
2011 214 #1,145
2010 246 #1,019
2009 252 #1,033
2008 325 #855
2007 392 #745
2006 356 #774
2005 379 #721
2004 431 #633
2003 488 #572
2002 491 #554
2001 508 #527
2000 601 #462
1995 632 #410
1990 575 #436
1985 125 #1,145
1980 22 #3,659
1975 14 #4,444
1970 9 #5,579
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Kaila?

The median living Kaila is about 27 years old. Half of all living Kailas are between 19 and 33 years old.

How many people named Kaila are alive today?

An estimated 14 thousand people named Kaila are alive in the United States, based on 14,556 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kaila mean?

From Yiddish קיילה (kaila)), In modern use a spelling variant of Kayla or Kyla.

How popular is the name Kaila in 2025?

Kaila ranked #2,133 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 88 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kaila?

14,556 babies have been named Kaila in the United States since 1964, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kaila most popular?

Kaila peaked in 1991, when 698 newborns received the name.

Is Kaila a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Kaila rising or falling?

Kaila is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kaila become more popular?

Kaila is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 79 girls named Kaila in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Kaila

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