Meaning and history
Baila is a feminine name found especially in Yiddish-speaking and Jewish communities. It is often treated as a form of Yiddish Beyle or Beila, whose deeper origin is uncertain and may have been influenced by Slavic names or words associated with whiteness. The same spelling is also a Spanish verb meaning “dance,” but that is generally an unrelated modern association. Reliable prominent exact-name bearers are limited, so confident universal translations such as “beautiful” should be avoided.
20062006: 67 births, rank #2,669
2007: 84 births, rank #2,293
2008: 89 births, rank #2,218
2009: 108 births, rank #1,934
2010: 98 births, rank #2,028
20112011: 86 births, rank #2,190
2012: 102 births, rank #1,929
2013: 108 births, rank #1,866
2014: 92 births, rank #2,096
2015: 124 births, rank #1,704
20162016: 118 births, rank #1,757
2017: 120 births, rank #1,752
2018: 137 births, rank #1,577
2019: 134 births, rank #1,585
2020: 134 births, rank #1,571
20212021: 146 births, rank #1,469
2022: 132 births, rank #1,601
2023: 145 births, rank #1,493
2024: 157 births, rank #1,420
20252025: 146 births, rank #1,467
In 2025, 146 babies were recorded with the name Baila, ranking #1,467 among girls.