Kaila
Kaila is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kaila
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kaila is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kaila
Kaila first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1964, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 698 Kailas were born — ranking #369 that year. As of 2026, Kaila ranks #1,779 for baby girls with 114 births, gradually falling (-9%). In total, more than 15K Kailas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Kaila
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About the name Kaila
Kaila is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 15K births in the dataset. Kaila's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #369. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaila's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.