Kailia
Kailia is a genus of trilobites in the order Phacopida that existed during the lower Silurian in what is now China. It was described by W. Zhang in 1974, and the type species is Kailia quadrisulcata. The type locality was the Xiushan Formation in Sichuan.
Meaning & Origin of Kailia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kailia is a genus of trilobites in the order Phacopida that existed during the lower Silurian in what is now China. It was described by W. Zhang in 1974, and the type species is Kailia quadrisulcata. The type locality was the Xiushan Formation in Sichuan.
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The Story of Kailia
The earliest SSA record of Kailia as a baby girl name dates back to 1994, when 5 babies received it. 2012 was its biggest year on record, with 24 newborns named Kailia — #5,556 in the national rankings. About 51% of every Kailia on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kailia ranks #9,083 for baby girls with 9 births, gradually falling (-6%). All told, over 247 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Kailia
Kailia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 247 births in the dataset. Kailia's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #5,556. Use the chart and map above to compare Kailia'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 .
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