How Many People Are Named Kaila?
An estimated 14,075 people in the United States have the first name Kaila. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Kaila peaked in popularity in 1991 with 698 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kaila 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 Kaila paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
14,075
About 1 in 24,352 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1991
698 births
Total Registered
14,467
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kaila
Kaila is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 14,467 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kaila as a female name
Ranked #1,731 in 2024
117 female births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (698 births)
Kaila: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kaila span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 5,939 babies were registered. Kaila has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kaila by Decade
How has Kaila 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.
Kaila by State
Birth registrations for Kaila span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Montana, Alaska, Rhode Island. On average, about 269 Kailas were registered per state.
Kaila + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kaila as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kaila: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kaila?
We estimate approximately 14,075 people named Kaila 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 24,352 Americans share this first name.
Is Kaila a common name?
Kaila is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14,467 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kaila most popular?
Kaila reached peak popularity in 1991, when 698 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kaila is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kaila a female name?
Kaila is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kaila Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kaila Smith, Kaila Johnson, Kaila 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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