Is Maila a boy or girl name?

Maila is a girl’s name. Of the 759 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Maila

Recorded 1974–2025 · United States

Maila was most popular in 2022, when 70 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,509 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,305, with 42 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 759 people named Maila.

Maila over time

Births per year. The dot marks Maila’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Maila a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Maila is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 759 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Maila

Where Maila is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 6.3×

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