Girls' name · since 1993
Chaila
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Chaila, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #46,847 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
18 girls have been named Chaila since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chaila has been recorded 18 times among girls since 1993, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 1999.
- #46,847 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 18 born since 1993
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chaila ranks #46,847 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1993, peaking in the 1990s.
- #46,847 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chaila's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chaila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chaila's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chaila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1999
- Peak year (1999)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Chaila by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (18 births, 100% of the file).
1990s was Chaila's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Chaila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 18 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chaila: 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 (~6 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, 1993–1999 (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 Chaila 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.