Given name & surname
Maila
Maila is a feminine given name from Maria. It is used in Finnish and Estonian.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maila through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 759
- 0 boys · 759 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 70 babies
- 2025
- 42
- #3,624 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +73%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 42 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,624 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 72.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 791 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.
Maila’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Maila has a related form in Maili. In Greek usage, Maila as a surname is a transliteration of Μάιλα.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Maila
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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