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Kaila

Girl

Meaning of Kaila: Hebrew: 'laurel'

Kaila is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2065th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2771st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2065

88 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2771

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

14,556

First recorded 1964 · peak 1991

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 30 babies1982: 88 babies1983: 107 babies1984: 107 babies1985: 125 babies1986: 177 babies1987: 318 babies1988: 391 babies1989: 497 babies1990: 575 babies19901991: 698 babies1992: 586 babies1993: 593 babies1994: 579 babies1995: 632 babies1996: 598 babies1997: 580 babies1998: 554 babies1999: 544 babies2000: 601 babies20002001: 508 babies2002: 491 babies2003: 488 babies2004: 431 babies2005: 379 babies2006: 356 babies2007: 392 babies2008: 325 babies2009: 252 babies2010: 246 babies20102011: 214 babies2012: 198 babies2013: 166 babies2014: 186 babies2015: 141 babies2016: 162 babies2017: 134 babies2018: 128 babies2019: 137 babies2020: 110 babies20202021: 113 babies2022: 113 babies2023: 105 babies2024: 117 babies2025: 88 babies
US babies named Kaila per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 698.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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