Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Gaila isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gaila through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 564
- 0 boys · 564 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1982. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 31 in 1954. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 545 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.
Gaila’s family of names
Gaila has a related form in Gail. In Greek usage, Gaila as a surname is a transliteration of Γάϊλα. In Greek usage, Gaila as a surname is a transliteration of Γαΐλα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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