Is Kaila a boy or girl name?
Kaila is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 117 girls and 0 boys were named Kaila, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 14,467 US babies named Kaila were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,731
- Babies named Kaila since 1964
- 14,467
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 698 babies
Boys and girls named Kaila, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 30 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 144 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,862 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 5,939 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,223 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,711 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 558 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,731 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,897 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,809 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,795 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,800 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,566 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,652 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,617 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,429 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,571 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,285 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,393 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 198 | #1,228 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 214 | #1,145 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 246 | #1,019 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 252 | #1,033 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 325 | #855 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 392 | #745 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 356 | #774 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 379 | #721 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 431 | #633 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 488 | #572 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 491 | #554 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 508 | #527 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 601 | #462 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 544 | #479 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 554 | #466 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 580 | #439 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 598 | #427 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 632 | #410 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 579 | #435 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 593 | #424 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 586 | #429 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 698 | #369 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 575 | #436 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 497 | #477 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 391 | #554 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 318 | #608 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 177 | #911 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,145 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,221 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,203 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,390 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,946 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,660 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,887 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,324 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,048 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,369 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,444 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,525 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,677 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,914 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,939 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,579 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,674 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,435 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,971 |
Highest rank
Kaila has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #369 in 1991. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kaila
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.