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How popular is the name Kaila?
Births per year, rank history and how many Kailas are alive today.
Kaila (female) is a shortened form of the name Kayla. Although Kaila itself was given to 11 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 2440th as a registered name), most Kailas are registered as Kayla, which ranked 386th in 2025 with 110 babies.
Most people called Kaila are registered as Kayla, and share that name's profile: the Kayla you are most likely to meet is around 15 years old. Half of all Kaylas born in England and Wales are between 12 and 20, and there are at least 8,100 of them alive today. Only some Kaylas go by Kaila.
How many babies are named Kaila or Kayla each year?
Combined registrations of Kayla, Cayla, Kaila, Kaylah. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Kayla rank as a registered name?
Where does Kaila rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Kaila short for Kayla?
Yes - Kaila is a shortened form of Kayla. Kailas are usually registered as Kayla at birth.
When was the name Kaila most popular?
The full name Kayla peaked in 2011, when 694 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Kaila itself peaked as a registered name in 2011, with 41 babies.
How many people are called Kaila?
There's no official count of people who go by Kaila, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 8,100 people registered as Kayla born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Kaila.
How old is the typical Kaila?
Most people called Kaila are registered as Kayla. Most living Kaylas are between 12 and 20; the most common age is about 15.
Is Kaila becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 2011 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.