Zaila

Origin: Modern coinage — Likely a phonetic variant of Layla or Kayla

Girl's name · #2213 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Zaila is climbing: on the charts since 2000, it is ranked #2213 in 2025, with about 80 girls given the name last year. Roughly 910 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,459 in Canada (2024).

Famous Zailas

Zaila McCalla — Jamaican judge
Zaila Avant-garde — American public figure (born 2007)

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Zayla (#1012), Zaila would rank around #819 with about 330 births last year — the newborns split about 75/25 between Zayla and Zaila.

Similar names: Sayla · Aerith · Zaylani · Azayla · Lynnlee · Auriella

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