Is Kila a boy or girl name?

Kila is a girl’s name. Of the 936 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.5% were girls and 0.5% were boys.

Kila

Recorded 1957–2025 · United States

Kila was most popular in 1972, when 60 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,488 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 936 people named Kila.

Kila over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kila’s peak in 1972. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kila a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kila is a girl’s name — 99.5% of the 936 Americans given it were girls and 0.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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