Is Gaila a boy or girl name?

Gaila is a girl’s name. Of the 564 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Gaila

Recorded 1922–1982 · United States

Gaila was most popular in 1954, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,091 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 564 people named Gaila.

Gaila over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gaila’s peak in 1954. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gaila a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gaila is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 564 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org