NameTides

Kaila

Kaila was the #2,117 girls' name in the US in 2025 (88 babies), and #2,440 in England & Wales and #3,478 in Canada.

Kaila as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Kaila as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & WalesCanada
Kaila as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,117 (88)#2,440 (11)———#3,478 (5)
2024#1,732 (117)#2,772 (9)#790 (3)——#1,833 (12)
2023#1,890 (105)#2,346 (11)———#2,366 (8)
2022#1,807 (113)#2,488 (10)————
2021#1,791 (113)#2,073 (13)———#1,185 (21)
2020#1,792 (110)#2,163 (12)#544 (5)——#1,193 (20)
2019#1,566 (137)#2,869 (8)———#1,798 (12)
2018#1,650 (128)#2,090 (13)#809 (3)——#1,259 (19)
2017#1,614 (134)#2,201 (12)—#432 (3)—#1,454 (16)
2016#1,425 (162)#2,367 (11)———#1,191 (21)
2015#1,554 (141)#2,195 (12)———#1,115 (22)
2014#1,284 (186)#1,562 (19)#537 (6)#365 (4)—#1,035 (25)
2013#1,391 (166)#1,639 (18)#663 (4)#440 (3)#894 (3)#822 (33)
2012#1,227 (198)#1,253 (26)#397 (9)—#907 (3)#734 (38)
2011#1,144 (214)#877 (41)#515 (6)——#705 (40)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1991 at #369.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1964.

How common is it?

about 1 in 18,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 18,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 23,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Kaila is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 17,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 14,000 to 1 in 21,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kaila by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,526NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: #1,168NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,948CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: #168HITexas: #1,902TXFlorida: #1,887FL
Kaila (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KailaCanadaGirls#3,4785
KailaEngland & WalesGirls#2,44011
KailaIrelandGirls—too few
KailaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KailaScotlandGirls—too few
KailaUSGirls#2,11788