Jaila
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JAY-luh
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #6,837 for girls
Jaila is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,837th for girls in the US (16 babies).
Where does Jaila come from?
Modern: spelling variant of Jayla, a modern blend of Jay and -la
Is Jaila a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaila is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jaila in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,837th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 100,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 61% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 16 girls in the US were named Jaila, making it the 6,837th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,931st. Its busiest year was 2006, with 189 girls. It first appears in the records in 1988.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Jaila than any year since 1994.
Half of all the girls named Jaila in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jaila in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #6,837 |
| 2024 | 22 | #5,612 |
| 2023 | 28 | #4,743 |
| 2022 | 34 | #4,200 |
| 2021 | 28 | #4,715 |
| 2020 | 55 | #2,931 |
| 2019 | 67 | #2,593 |
| 2018 | 48 | #3,292 |
| 2017 | 56 | #2,925 |
| 2016 | 70 | #2,539 |
| 2015 | 56 | #3,024 |
| 2014 | 68 | #2,580 |
| 2013 | 72 | #2,484 |
| 2012 | 72 | #2,516 |
| 2011 | 88 | #2,156 |
| 2010 | 116 | #1,769 |
| 2009 | 116 | #1,838 |
| 2008 | 166 | #1,426 |
| 2007 | 169 | #1,409 |
| 2006 | 189 | #1,268 |
| 2005 | 160 | #1,355 |
| 2004 | 123 | #1,592 |
| 2003 | 139 | #1,421 |
| 2002 | 153 | #1,281 |
| 2001 | 122 | #1,522 |
| 2000 | 106 | #1,656 |
| 1999 | 80 | #1,959 |
| 1998 | 52 | #2,611 |
| 1997 | 40 | #2,974 |
| 1996 | 40 | #2,961 |
| 1995 | 29 | #3,665 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
Names like Jaila
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jayla, Zayla, Safa, Jaliyah, Salma, Kaliyah, Zaira, Ayla, Amira, Janiyah, Aaliyah, Jada
Names related to Jaila
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, “Jaila: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jaila, updated 20 October 2026.