Zaila

“Modern coinage, likely a phonetic variant of Layla or Kayla” — Modern coinage origin

Girl's name · #2194 in the US (2025) · Trending

Zaila has appeared in US records since 2000 — best rank #1946 (2023) · 911 babies named Zaila all-time · 1 in 20,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 16,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Zailas

Zaila McCalla — Jamaican judge
Zaila Avant-garde — winner of 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee, Guinness World Records title holder for most bounce juggles in one minute

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