Girls' name · since 1985
Caila
Caila has 1,276 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,365 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,644 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,276
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,276 babies have been named Caila since 1985, making it today's #7644 girls' name.
Caila has 1,276 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7644 as of the latest data, more common than 56% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #6,365 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,644 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,276 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caila ranks #6,365 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,644 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,276 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,365 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,644 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,276
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Caila's 1,276 recorded births place it above 91.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Caila compares
1,276 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Caila's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,276 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 66 | 21 | 19,840 |
Caila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Caila's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 12 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 66, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Caila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Caila by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (479 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Caila's strongest decade.
479 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Caila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 126
1980s
126 births
- 1990s
1990s
479 births
- 2000s
2000s
387 births
- 2010s 187
2010s
187 births
- 2020s 97
2020s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 479 births (38% of all-time use).
How Caila compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Caila's total volume
Caila by state
Where Caila concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 72 | 5.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 38 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 30 | 2.4% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 17 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.5% |
72 of 1,276 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Caila appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Caila's data
- Caila's decade-level peak was the 1990s (479 total births); usage has since declined to 97 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cailas (72 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Caila draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.