Haila

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Haila by the numbers

Haila was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 9 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Haila

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Haila. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Halahalo or light41 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Hilahalo, circle of light3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Haifathe line or edge; coastal city reference6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Haily26 in the US (2017)
  • Hayla4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Haala9 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Haila

Names that are said the same way as Haila, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Halahportion, share, halo of light8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Haalah7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Hailah6 in the US (2017)
  • Haylea6 in the US (2017)
  • Halla3 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Haila

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