The first name Kaila
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
From Yiddish קיילה (kaila)), In modern use a spelling variant of Kayla or Kyla.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 11 girls were named Kaila, making it the 2,440th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2011, with 41 births (#877).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kaila with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Kaila at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 88 girls born in the United States were named Kaila, the 2,133rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1991, when 698 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Kaila
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Kaila KuhnAmerican freestyle skier, born 2003
Questions
- What does the name Kaila mean?
- From Yiddish קיילה (kaila)), In modern use a spelling variant of Kayla or Kyla.
- How popular is the name Kaila?
- In 2025, 11 girls born in England and Wales were named Kaila, ranking 2,440th. Its peak was 2011, with 41 births.
- Is Kaila a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 14,556 US babies named Kaila since 1880 were girls.
- When was Kaila most popular?
- 1991 in the United States, when 698 babies were named Kaila, its highest rank at 369th.