Kalila first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1977. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2019, 67 babies received the name (ranked #2617). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3298), with roughly 50 babies named Kalila each year. Kalila's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 1,116 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.