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Kalila

Girl

Meaning of Kalila: Arabic: 'beloved'

Kalila is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3010th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2771st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3010

52 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2771

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,168

First recorded 1977 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 12 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 11 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 11 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 10 babies1990: 19 babies19901991: 10 babies1992: 10 babies1993: 16 babies1994: 15 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 18 babies1997: 14 babies1998: 23 babies1999: 16 babies2000: 17 babies20002001: 19 babies2002: 22 babies2003: 22 babies2004: 20 babies2005: 21 babies2006: 26 babies2007: 21 babies2008: 24 babies2009: 18 babies2010: 21 babies20102011: 26 babies2012: 24 babies2013: 40 babies2014: 39 babies2015: 42 babies2016: 44 babies2017: 56 babies2018: 61 babies2019: 67 babies2020: 41 babies20202021: 57 babies2022: 41 babies2023: 47 babies2024: 42 babies2025: 52 babies
US babies named Kalila per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 67.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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