Maila comes from the Hebrew / Finnish tradition, meaning Beloved / competitor.
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How popular is Maila?
2022peak year
Maila reached its widest reach during the 2020s. In 2022, 70 babies received the name (ranked #2543). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #4416), with about 38 babies given the name annually. Maila has been trending upward in recent years. The all-time total comes to roughly 716 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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