Kalila
Kalila was the 3120th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 52 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 2618th with 67 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 558 places. More babies were named Kalila in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,120 girls, up 534 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 52girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201967 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,168babies recorded
Kalila popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,120 | 52 |
| 2020 | #3,654 | 41 |
| 2010 | #6,279 | 21 |
| 2000 | #6,329 | 17 |
| 1990 | #4,949 | 19 |
| 1980 | #6,506 | 10 |
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How popular is Kalila, counting every spelling?
Kalila is a spelling of Kalilah, a name family that ranked #1,115 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,120 for Kalila on its own. Together these spellings went to 201 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalilah | 123 | #1,678 | 372 |
| Kalila | 52 | #3,120 | 239 |
| Kalylah | 6 | #14,020 | 33 |
| Kalyla | 14 | #7,668 | 29 |
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 Kalila?
52 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kalila (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kalila 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 161 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kalila.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kalila?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Kalila are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 24. That makes Kalila 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.
Kalila by state
How common Kalila was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.5×). In 46 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
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Questions about the name Kalila
How popular is the name Kalila?
Kalila was the 3120th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 52 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 2618th with 67 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 558 places. More babies were named Kalila in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kalila a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kalila in the US.
Where is Kalila most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kalila was most common in Texas (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Georgia.