Recorded 1988–2021 Girls' name Peak 2006 131 births

Cailah — girls' name

131 babies named Cailah in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s82000s692010s442020s5
2000s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Cailah was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

11 babies were named Cailah in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cailah

The Social Security Administration has registered 131 babies named Cailah between 1988 and 2021, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cailah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cailah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cailah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cailah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 131 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cailah at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

131

Since 1988

34 years of records

Peak year

2006

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1988

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2021

Cailah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1988

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2006)
11
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
4681012 2021201620122008200520021988 5

Cailah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
69 births that decade — 53% of Cailah's all-time total
1980s51990s82000s692010s442020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cailah?
131 babies have been named Cailah since 1988. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2006 with 11 births.
When was Cailah most popular?
Cailah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Cailah been used?
Cailah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 34 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Cailah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caitlin, Caitlyn, Cailyn, Caitlynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.