Daila
Daila was the 3038th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2110th with 91 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,479 places. More babies were named Daila in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,038 girls, up 1,880 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 54girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202291 babies
- Total since 1880
- 793babies recorded
Daila popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,038 | 54 |
| 2020 | #4,918 | 26 |
| 2010 | #8,374 | 14 |
| 2000 | #10,972 | 8 |
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How popular is Daila, counting every spelling?
Daila is a spelling of Dayla, a name family that ranked #1,533 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,038 for Daila on its own. Together these spellings went to 120 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayla | 58 | #2,908 | 344 |
| Daila | 54 | #3,038 | 328 |
| Daylah | 8 | #11,169 | 47 |
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 Daila?
54 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Daila (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Daila 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 155 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Daila.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Daila?
About 800 people born in the US named Daila are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 3 and 14. That makes Daila 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.
Daila by state
How common Daila was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.9×), California (1.7×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Daila: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Daila, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Daila
How popular is the name Daila?
Daila was the 3038th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2110th with 91 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,479 places. More babies were named Daila in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Daila a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Daila in the US.
Where is Daila most popular?
In 2021–2025, Daila was most common in Texas (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Alabama.