Daila
Girl name · #3053 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 54 baby girls were named Daila, placing it at #3053 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #4488, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 33,333 girls born in 2025 was named Daila.
Babies named Daila per year. Source: SSA.
The 28-year story
Daila first appears in the Social Security records in 1997, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 91 babies and a rank of #2103. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Daila against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Daila in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Daila is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Daila will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Daila is most common
State-level data for Daila is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Daila
Statistically, parents drawn to Daila tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Zaila, Maila, Avila, Amila, and Tehila.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Daila | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 | #3028 |
| 2024 | 80 | #2303 |
| 2023 | 64 | #2704 |
| 2022 | 91 | #2103 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3801 |
| 2020 | 26 | #4880 |
| 2019 | 23 | #5449 |
| 2018 | 24 | #5315 |
| 2017 | 27 | #4922 |
| 2016 | 38 | #3923 |
| 2015 | 31 | #4488 |
| 2014 | 48 | #3326 |
| 2013 | 31 | #4543 |
| 2012 | 32 | #4486 |
| 2011 | 31 | #4568 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8271 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6811 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6130 |
| 2007 | 21 | #6323 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15152 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7891 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12761 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13844 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12187 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9351 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Daila a popular girl name?
Daila ranked #3053 among girls in 2025 with 54 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4488.
When was the name Daila most popular?
Daila peaked in 2022, when 91 American girls received the name (ranked #2103 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Daila?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 33,333 newborn American girls was named Daila. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.