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Kaila

Girl #1897 in 2023

Kaila is a girl name of mixed origin.

Meaning of Kaila

From קיילה), In modern use a spelling variant of Kayla or Kyla.

Popularity of Kaila

Popularity, 1964–2023

105 births in 2023

1964 2023

14,350 U.S. births recorded from 1964–2023.

Peak year

1991

698 babies

First recorded

1964

59 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Girl · Ancient Greek

From Karen, a vernacular form of Catherine that arose in medieval Denmark

Girl · English

Popular in the 1960s and the 1970s

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.