How Many People Are Named Kila?
An estimated 883 people in the United States have the first name Kila. It is predominantly female (99.5%). The average bearer is 33 years old, and Kila peaked in popularity in 1972 with 60 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kila 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 Kila paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
883
About 1 in 388,170 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.5% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1972
60 births
Total Registered
931
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kila
Kila is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 931 total births registered, 99.5% were female.
Kila as a male name
Ranked #5,387 in 1972
5 male births in 1972
Peak: 1972 (5 births)
Kila as a female name
Ranked #12,777 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1972 (55 births)
Kila: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kila span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 242 babies were registered. Kila has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kila by Decade
How has Kila 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.
Kila by State
Kila + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kila as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kila
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kila: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kila?
We estimate approximately 883 people named Kila 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 388,170 Americans share this first name.
Is Kila a common name?
Kila is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 931 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kila most popular?
Kila reached peak popularity in 1972, when 60 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kila is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kila a female name?
Kila is predominantly female. 99.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kila Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kila Smith, Kila Johnson, Kila 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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