Girl nameCurrently #336 in the USFalling
Kayla
KAY-luh//ˈkeɪlə//
2 syllablesPeak year: 19915 lettersStarts with K
Meaning & origin
Who is like God? (variant of Michaela/Kayle)
Kayla is generally understood as a modern variant related to Michaela or Kayle, carrying the Hebrew sense of 'who is like God?'. It was one of the most popular American girls' names of the 1990s and early 2000s.
Kayla's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Kayla |
|---|---|
| 1933 | 6 |
| 1935 | 5 |
| 1937 | 6 |
| 1938 | 9 |
| 1939 | 9 |
| 1940 | 6 |
| 1941 | 11 |
| 1942 | 13 |
| 1943 | 12 |
| 1944 | 15 |
| 1945 | 11 |
| 1946 | 23 |
| 1947 | 16 |
| 1948 | 30 |
| 1949 | 24 |
| 1950 | 37 |
| 1951 | 51 |
| 1952 | 47 |
| 1953 | 49 |
| 1954 | 60 |
| 1955 | 67 |
| 1956 | 69 |
| 1957 | 101 |
| 1958 | 103 |
| 1959 | 116 |
| 1960 | 130 |
| 1961 | 116 |
| 1962 | 166 |
| 1963 | 156 |
| 1964 | 163 |
| 1965 | 147 |
| 1966 | 144 |
| 1967 | 135 |
| 1968 | 139 |
| 1969 | 192 |
| 1970 | 158 |
| 1971 | 168 |
| 1972 | 182 |
| 1973 | 149 |
| 1974 | 180 |
| 1975 | 185 |
| 1976 | 202 |
| 1977 | 226 |
| 1978 | 237 |
| 1979 | 256 |
| 1980 | 314 |
| 1981 | 317 |
| 1982 | 2,276 |
| 1983 | 3,533 |
| 1984 | 2,689 |
| 1985 | 2,624 |
| 1986 | 4,671 |
| 1987 | 10,596 |
| 1988 | 13,478 |
| 1989 | 14,951 |
| 1990 | 17,557 |
| 1991 | 18,580 |
| 1992 | 16,551 |
| 1993 | 15,476 |
| 1994 | 15,907 |
| 1995 | 16,107 |
| 1996 | 15,291 |
| 1997 | 13,899 |
| 1998 | 13,438 |
| 1999 | 13,316 |
| 2000 | 13,330 |
| 2001 | 11,909 |
| 2002 | 11,324 |
| 2003 | 10,980 |
| 2004 | 9,813 |
| 2005 | 8,640 |
| 2006 | 8,226 |
| 2007 | 7,597 |
| 2008 | 6,844 |
| 2009 | 5,853 |
| 2010 | 5,068 |
| 2011 | 4,341 |
| 2012 | 3,776 |
| 2013 | 3,267 |
| 2014 | 3,012 |
| 2015 | 2,740 |
| 2016 | 2,470 |
| 2017 | 2,127 |
| 2018 | 1,895 |
| 2019 | 1,617 |
| 2020 | 1,339 |
| 2021 | 1,216 |
| 2022 | 1,132 |
| 2023 | 952 |
| 2024 | 931 |
Kayla through the decades
- Kayla peaked in 1991, when 18,580 babies were named Kayla in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Kayla has fallen 71% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Kayla currently ranks #336 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Kay
Variants & spellings
KailaKayleigh