Given name & surname
Baila
“one who dances”
Baila is used as a given name and a surname. One Spanish interpretation is “one who dances.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Spanish interpretation is “one who dances.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Baila through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,416
- 0 boys · 3,416 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 157 babies
- 2025
- 146
- #1,467 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +13%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 146 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,467 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 12.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (97). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,246 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Baila’s family of names
Baila has a related form in Bayla. Baila has a related form in Baela. Baila has a related form in Byla.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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