Kaila

Girl name

Kaila has been given to 14,556 babies in the U.S. since 1964. It peaked in 1991.

Meaning & origin

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

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

14,556

Peak year

1991 (698 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1964

10-year trend

▼ -38%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Kaila.

14,547 babies since 1937

14,420 babies since 1964

14,765 babies since 1964

14,770 babies since 1889

14,297 babies since 1913

14,983 babies since 1895

14,997 babies since 1957

15,011 babies since 1964

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