Given name

Kailah

Kailah is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Kailah 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 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Kailah through the years

Babies since 1880
2,263
0 boys · 2,263 girls
Most popular year
2002
99 babies
2025
23
#5,478 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−15%
Easing
020406020002025Highest share 200214
Kailah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1982–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inFlorida
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Florida (5).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,478 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 99 in 2002. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,761 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.

Kailah’s family of names

Kailah has a related form in Kaila.

Walk Kailah’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Kailah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Keilah

“a lively and bright-headed woman”

27RareSteady

>99% girls

Modern

Kaelah

0Not recently recordedCooling

>99% girls

Modern

Kyia

16Very rareEasing

>99% girls

Modern

Kaidra

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Kaitin

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Japanese · Modern

Kaiya

“a forgiving woman”

50UncommonSteady

>99% girls

Modern

Canela

Canela is a feminine given name. It is used in Spanish.

11Very rare

>99% girls

Modern

Thaila

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Kailah’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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