How Many People Are Named Caila?
An estimated 1,233 people in the United States have the first name Caila. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Caila peaked in popularity in 1999 with 66 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Caila as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Caila paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,233
About 1 in 277,984 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
1999
66 births
Total Registered
1,262
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Caila
Caila is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,262 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Caila as a female name
Ranked #8,015 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (66 births)
Caila: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Caila span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 479 babies were registered. Caila has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Caila by Decade
How has Caila tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Caila by State
Birth registrations for Caila span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Louisiana. On average, about 18 Cailas were registered per state.
Caila + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Caila as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Caila: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caila?
We estimate approximately 1,233 people named Caila are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 277,984 Americans share this first name.
Is Caila a common name?
Caila is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,262 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Caila most popular?
Caila reached peak popularity in 1999, when 66 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Caila is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Caila a female name?
Caila is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Caila Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Caila Smith, Caila Johnson, Caila Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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