Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2022

Maila

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,624 Trend ↑ Rising 39%

Maila is a predominantly Estonian and Finnish feminine given name.

Rank 2025
#3,624
among girls · ↓135 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
42
named Maila · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 38,268
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
70 babies
All-time total
759
#9,055 all-time among girls
First recorded
1974
in Social Security records

Maila popularity over time

759 babies have been named Maila since 1974, 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
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2022Girls

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 – – – –
1970s 10 1 – #9,610
1980s 18 2 +80% #8,882
1990s 60 6 +233% #8,482
2000s 131 13 +118% #6,741
2010s 238 24 +82% #4,730
2020s (to 2025) 302 50 +111% #2,545

Where Maila 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 45 0.03 outside top 500
2027 47 0.03 outside top 500
2028 49 0.03 outside top 500
2029 51 0.03 outside top 500
2030 53 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Maila

Maila is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,624 in 2025 with 42 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1974, 759 American babies have been named Maila. Its peak came in 2022, when 70 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 Maila stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Maila?

The median living Maila is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 17. An estimated 800 people named Maila are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Maila year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 42 #3,624
2024 45 #3,489
2023 50 #3,255
2022 70 #2,545
2021 52 #3,143
2020 43 #3,529
2019 29 #4,730
2018 29 #4,731
2017 26 #5,133
2016 23 #5,730
2015 15 #7,852
2014 25 #5,397
2013 26 #5,245
2012 28 #5,058
2011 22 #6,065
2010 15 #8,144
2009 19 #6,973
2008 18 #7,273
2007 18 #7,294
2006 19 #6,741
2005 9 #11,482
2004 11 #9,644
2003 9 #10,966
2002 10 #9,971
2001 11 #9,127
2000 7 #12,612
1995 10 #8,482
1990 7 #10,910
1985 7 #8,882
1980 5 #11,413
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Famous people named Maila

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Maila Nurmi Maila Nurmi American actress and television personality (1922–2008) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Maila?

The median living Maila is about 8 years old. Half of all living Mailas are between 3 and 17 years old.

How many people named Maila are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Maila are alive in the United States, based on 759 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Maila mean?

Maila is a predominantly Estonian and Finnish feminine given name.

How popular is the name Maila in 2025?

Maila ranked #3,624 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 42 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Maila?

759 babies have been named Maila in the United States since 1974, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Maila most popular?

Maila peaked in 2022, when 70 newborns received the name.

Is Maila a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Maila rising or falling?

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

Will Maila become more popular?

Maila is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 53 girls named Maila in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Maila?

Well-known people named Maila include Maila Nurmi (actor).

Names like Maila

Names that sound and feel close to Maila: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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