Zaila
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ZAY-luh
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,776 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,194 for girls
Zaila is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 2,194th for girls in the US (84 babies).
Where does Zaila come from?
Modern: probably a Z- variant of Laila or Kayla
Is Zaila a girl's or a boy's name?
Zaila is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 84 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zaila in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,776among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 325% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Zaila, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 8 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Zaila in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,381 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
How popular is Zaila in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,194among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 84about 1 in 19,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 116% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 84 girls in the US were named Zaila, making it the 2,194th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,777th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 101 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Zaila in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 176 girls in the US were given Zaila or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,154, up from #2,194 for this spelling alone.
Zaila in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84 | #2,194 |
| 2024 | 63 | #2,722 |
| 2023 | 101 | #1,946 |
| 2022 | 76 | #2,404 |
| 2021 | 64 | #2,674 |
| 2020 | 38 | #3,777 |
| 2019 | 38 | #3,850 |
| 2018 | 39 | #3,788 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3,847 |
| 2016 | 42 | #3,656 |
| 2015 | 35 | #4,143 |
| 2014 | 45 | #3,484 |
| 2013 | 42 | #3,643 |
| 2012 | 25 | #5,396 |
| 2011 | 35 | #4,150 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6,901 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,063 |
| 2008 | 25 | #5,571 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
Names like Zaila
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Hafsa Zainab Hiba Rahma Zaisha Ayra Abeeha Zaira Zaha Ayah Zoha
Other spellings of Zaila
Names related to Zaila
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Zaila: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zaila, updated 20 October 2026.