Baby name

Kayla

Girl

Origin of the name

Kayla is a recent American name of uncertain origin; it may be linked to Kay or to Michaela.

Short-lived name

1991 was its best year: 18,545 births, or 1 baby in 210. The decline was steep: births are now 95% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 364. 45% of all babies named Kayla since 1880 were born in the 1990s.

346,570births since 1880

1990sgeneration

No. 12rank at its peak, in 1991

Where babies named Kayla are born

1991

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The darker the blue, the more common Kayla is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Kayla is most common in Nevada (1.5 times), North Dakota (1.5) and Hawaii (1.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Layla 129,136
Karla 91,586
Jayla 46,432
Kyla 43,674
Ayla 38,040
Kaila 14,556

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