How Many People Are Named Vaila?
An estimated 59 people in the United States have the first name Vaila. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 6 years old, and Vaila peaked in popularity in 2022 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vaila 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 Vaila paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Vaila is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
59
About 1 in 5,809,396 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
6
years old
Peak Year
2022
12 births
Total Registered
59
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vaila
Vaila is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 59 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Vaila as a female name
Ranked #10,179 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (12 births)
Vaila: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vaila span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 39 babies were registered. Vaila remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Vaila by Decade
How has Vaila 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.
Vaila + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vaila as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vaila
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vaila: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vaila?
We estimate approximately 59 people named Vaila 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 5,809,396 Americans share this first name.
Is Vaila a common name?
Vaila is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 56.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 59 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vaila most popular?
Vaila reached peak popularity in 2022, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vaila is approximately 6 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vaila a female name?
Vaila is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vaila Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vaila Smith, Vaila Johnson, Vaila 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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