Feminine dossier · first seen 1974
Maila
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2022
Peak births
70
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Maila
How many people are named Maila?
An estimated 749 living Americans are named Maila.
How rare is Maila?
Maila is very rare among babies today, with 42 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 40% from its 2022 peak.
How old is the typical Maila?
The median age of a living American named Maila is approximately 9 years, with most bearers falling between 4 and 18 years old.
Is Maila still popular?
Yes — Maila is currently rising in popularity, with 42 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Maila most common?
Maila has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 2.2× more often than the national baseline.
1974Peak 20222025
Peak year
2022
Decline from peak
40%
2025
42
All-time
759
Where it lives now
Maila is most concentrated in California — about 2.2× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Maila is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.