Given name & surname · also Hebrew
Kaila
“crowned with laurel”·“a stylish man”
Kaila is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “crowned with laurel” (Hebrew) and “a stylish man” (Hawaiian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “crowned with laurel” (Hebrew) and “a stylish man” (Hawaiian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Hebrew and Hawaiian naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaila through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14,556
- 0 boys · 14,556 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 698 babies
- 2025
- 88
- #2,133 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −20%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 88 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,133 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 20.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 698 in 1991. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 12,533 as a first name in 2020; 221 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kaila’s family of names
In English usage, Kaila has a related form in Kayla. Kaila has a related form in Kayla. Kaila has a related form in Kaylee.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 53
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Kayleevariant
- Kaylavariant · English
- Kylavariant · English
- Kaelivariant
- Kayleighvariant
- Kaliavariant
- Kaleavariant
- Kaylievariant
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- Kaleahvariant
- Kaileyvariant
- Kaylynnvariant
- Kaylinvariant
- Kailynvariant
- Kaylenvariant
- Kaileevariant
- Kalenvariant
- Kaylynvariant
- Kayleenvariant
- Kaleighvariant
- Kayleyvariant
- Kaylivariant
- Kaylenevariant
- Kaylahvariant
- Kaleyvariant
- Kailanvariant
- Kaylanvariant
- Kalanvariant
- Kaleivariant
- Kailahvariant
- Kalievariant
- Kaelavariant
- Kalynvariant
- Kealavariant
- Kayleahvariant
- Kaylanavariant
- Kailivariant
- Kayleivariant
- Kalynnvariant
- Kailinvariant
- Kalinvariant
- Kayleavariant
- Kaylevariant
- Kaelievariant
- Kaleevariant
- Kaeleighvariant
- Kailenevariant
- Kaillalikely variant
- Kahlivariant
- Kailynnevariant
- Kaelahvariant
- Kaelenevariant
- Kaeleyvariant
- Kaeleevariant
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kaila
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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