Girls' name · since 1964
Kaila
Kaila has 14,556 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,309 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,122 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,556
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaila currently ranks #2122 among girls' names in America, with 14,556 babies recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Kaila recorded 14,556 times among girls since 1964, holding rank #2122 nationally today, ahead of 88% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #1,309 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,122 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,556 born since 1964
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaila ranks #1,309 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,122 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,556 born since 1964, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,309 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,122 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,556
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaila's 14,556 recorded births place it above 98.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kaila compares
14,556 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Kaila's all-time total is 39x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,556 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 698 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaila splits its recorded history at 1996: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1969 (8 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 698 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 698
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Kaila by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (5,939 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Kaila's strongest decade.
5,939 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Kaila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 1970s 144
1970s
144 births
- 1980s 1,862
1980s
1,862 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,939 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,223 births
- 2010s 1,712
2010s
1,712 births
- 2020s 646
2020s
646 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5,939 births (41% of all-time use).
How Kaila 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 Kaila's total volume
Kaila by state
Where Kaila concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,169 | 14.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,080 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 809 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 783 | 5.4% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 525 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 515 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 511 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 498 | 3.4% |
2,169 of 14,556 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Kaila appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaila's data
- Kaila's decade-level peak was the 1990s (5,939 total births); usage has since declined to 646 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kailas (2,169 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Kaila 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.