Zaila
Zaila was the 2213th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 84 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1964th with 101 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,013 places. More babies were named Zaila in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Zayla) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #2,213 girls, up 1,626 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 84girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023101 babies
- Total since 1880
- 911babies recorded
What does the name Zaila mean?
Zaila is a spelling of Zayla, pronounced the same way, so it shares Zayla's meaning and origin.
Zayla is a modern American name, recorded in US data from the mid-1990s, with no dictionary entry. It looks like a blend of the Z- beginning of Zara or Zaylee with the -la ending of names like Kayla and Layla. Zeila (also spelled Zaila) is a historic port town in Somaliland, but we found no evidence that the name comes from it, so we do not give a meaning.
How sure is this? Not documented. Modern coinage; no documented origin.
Related names: Zaila, Zaylee, Layla.
Sources for this meaning
Zaila popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,213 | 84 |
| 2020 | #3,839 | 38 |
| 2010 | #7,208 | 18 |
| 2000 | #13,141 | 7 |
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How popular is Zaila, counting every spelling?
Zaila is a spelling of Zayla, a name family that ranked #672 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,213 for Zaila on its own. Together these spellings went to 424 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zayla | 248 | #1,012 | 1,488 |
| Zaila | 84 | #2,213 | 388 |
| Zaylah | 46 | #3,385 | 313 |
| Zaela | 15 | #7,475 | 83 |
| Zailah | 13 | #8,346 | 82 |
| Zeila | 7 | #13,183 | 30 |
| Zaelah | 11 | #9,441 | 27 |
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 Zaila?
84 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zaila (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zaila 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 100 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zaila.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zaila?
About 900 people born in the US named Zaila are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 13. That makes Zaila 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.
Zaila by state
How common Zaila was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 42 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 Zaila: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zaila, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zaila
How popular is the name Zaila?
Zaila was the 2213th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 84 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1964th with 101 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,013 places. More babies were named Zaila in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Zaila a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zaila in the US.
Where is Zaila most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zaila was most common in California (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and North Carolina.