UK girl's name
Qaylah
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2022. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Qaylah is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Qaylah popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2022 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3970, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2011, with 5 births.
This profile covers 24 England and Wales registrations across 6 recorded years from 2009 to 2022. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 24 living people in the UK are called Qaylah. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2023 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Qaylah ranked #3970 for girls in England and Wales in 2022, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2011, when 5 girls were registered as Qaylah.
- • About 24 living people in the UK are estimated to have Qaylah as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3970
2022
Births in 2022
5
Latest year
Peak year
2011
5 births
Estimated living
24
2026
Popularity
Qaylah over time
The chart below shows babies named Qaylah registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2009 to 2022. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Qaylah, the clearest high point is 2011. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2022, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Qaylah by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Qaylah was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3970 | 5 | 1 |
| 2010s | #5088 | 15 | 4 |
| 2000s | #4564 | 4 | 1 |
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- Queen 120
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- Qamar 60
- Qudsia 48
- Quincy 47
- Qudsiyah 28
- Quratulain 24
- Quiana 18
- Quorra 18
- Quin 16
FAQ
Qaylah: questions and answers
How popular is the name Qaylah in the UK right now?
In 2022, Qaylah was ranked #3970 for girls in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Qaylah most popular?
The peak year on record was 2011, with 5 babies registered as Qaylah in England and Wales.
How many people are called Qaylah in the UK?
A total of 24 babies have been registered as Qaylah across the 6 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.