Alaila
Alaila was the 6846th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 3682nd with 40 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 600 places. More babies were named Alaila in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,846 girls, down 3,164 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202040 babies
- Total since 1880
- 593babies recorded
Alaila popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #6,846 | 16 |
| 2020 | #3,682 | 40 |
| 2010 | #7,534 | 16 |
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How popular is Alaila, counting every spelling?
Alaila is a spelling of Alayla, a name family that ranked #1,547 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,846 for Alaila on its own. Together these spellings went to 119 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alayla | 64 | #2,693 | 325 |
| Alaila | 16 | #6,846 | 122 |
| Alaylah | 19 | #6,124 | 88 |
| Alailah | 9 | #10,138 | 35 |
| Aleila | 11 | #8,887 | 34 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Alaila?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alaila (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alaila born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alaila.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alaila?
About 600 people born in the US named Alaila are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 18. That makes Alaila a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Alaila: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alaila, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Alaila
How popular is the name Alaila?
Alaila was the 6846th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 3682nd with 40 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 600 places. More babies were named Alaila in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Alaila a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alaila in the US.