Chaela
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAY-la
- Origin
- Modern
Chaela is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Chaela come from?
Modern: modern invention in the style of Kayla and Michaela
Is Chaela a girl's or a boy's name?
Chaela is a girls' name.
How popular is Chaela in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the girls named Chaela in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chaela in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5,790 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 20 | #5,486 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 11 | #6,949 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,272 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
Names like Chaela
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emma, Kayla, Jayla, Kiana, Chloe, Kianna, Clara, Anna, Mckenna, Skyla, Keyla, Cora
Names related to Chaela
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Chaela: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chaela, updated 20 October 2026.