Kailah
Kailah was the 5478th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 1783rd; the most babies were born in 2002 (99). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,719 places. More babies were named Kailah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kayla) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #5,478 girls, down 1,904 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 23girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200299 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,263babies recorded
What does the name Kailah mean?
Kailah is a spelling of Kayla, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kayla's meaning and origin.
Kayla is a modern name that became common in the US in the 1980s. Wiktionary calls it a modern invention, possibly built on Kay or a shortening of Michaela, and possibly patterned on Layla. In Yiddish-speaking families Kayla also appears as a separate traditional name. No traditional meaning can be given for the American name.
How sure is this? Not documented. A modern invention with several suggested models; no documented meaning.
Related names: Kaila, Kaylah, Michaela, Kay.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kayla', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Kailah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,478 | 23 |
| 2020 | #3,574 | 42 |
| 2010 | #2,372 | 80 |
| 2000 | #1,783 | 98 |
| 1990 | #3,561 | 30 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kailah, counting every spelling?
Kailah is a spelling of Kayla, a name family that ranked #274 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,478 for Kailah on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,222 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayla | 838 | #364 | 5,075 |
| Kaila | 88 | #2,133 | 536 |
| Keila | 136 | #1,551 | 530 |
| Kaylah | 38 | #3,867 | 220 |
| Cayla | 30 | #4,578 | 191 |
| Kailah | 23 | #5,478 | 173 |
| Keilah | 31 | #4,497 | 132 |
| Kaela | 19 | #6,215 | 112 |
| Caila | 14 | #7,562 | 79 |
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 Kailah?
23 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kailah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kailah 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 363 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kailah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kailah?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Kailah are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 13 and 27. That makes Kailah mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Kailah by state
How common Kailah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 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 Kailah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kailah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kailah
How popular is the name Kailah?
Kailah was the 5478th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 1783rd; the most babies were born in 2002 (99). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,719 places. More babies were named Kailah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kailah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kailah in the US.
Where is Kailah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kailah was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Florida.