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Zaila

Girl

Meaning of Zaila: Arabic & Persian: 'woman'

Zaila is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2135th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3318th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2135

84 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3318

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

911

First recorded 2000 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 7 babies20002001: 7 babies2002: 6 babies2003: 6 babies2004: 13 babies2005: 15 babies2006: 15 babies2007: 15 babies2008: 25 babies2009: 18 babies2010: 18 babies20102011: 35 babies2012: 25 babies2013: 42 babies2014: 45 babies2015: 35 babies2016: 42 babies2017: 39 babies2018: 39 babies2019: 38 babies2020: 38 babies20202021: 64 babies2022: 76 babies2023: 101 babies2024: 63 babies2025: 84 babies
US babies named Zaila per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 101.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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