Kaila

“Variant of Kayla — Modern coinage — possibly based on Kay or Michaela, patterned on Layla” — Modern coinage origin

Girl's name · #2133 in the US (2025) · 90s

Kaila's best rank, #369, came in 1991; it has stepped well back to #2133 today. Roughly 15,000 girls have been named Kaila since 1964. In Hawaii it runs about 21× its national rate. Kaila is the less common spelling of Kayla — about 10% of babies given the name are written this way; Kayla itself ranked #364 in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,400 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 7,200 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 12,000 girls in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Kailas

Kaila Kuhn — American freestyle skier
Kaila McKnight — Australian female athletics competitor
Kaila Charles — American basketball player
Kaila Austin — American artist
Kaila Colbin — New Zealand entrepreneur

What Kailas become

Among 40 notable people named Kaila:

Sports figures appear 3.35× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kaila Kuhn, American freestyle skier.

Similar names: Kayla · Desirae · Kailee · Shayla · Janae · Kaci

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