Caylah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAY-la
- Origin
- Modern
Caylah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Caylah mean?
Modern: spelling of Kayla; probably from Kyla, feminine of Kyle
A 20th-century name, probably formed from Kyla, the feminine of Kyle.
Meaning borrowed from Kayla. More on Wiktionary.
Is Caylah a girl's or a boy's name?
Caylah is a girls' name.
How popular is Caylah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 27 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the girls named Caylah in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Caylah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 16 | #7,263 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7,214 |
| 2009 | 20 | #6,541 |
| 2008 | 27 | #5,277 |
| 2007 | 23 | #5,891 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 21 | #5,795 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6,484 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5,565 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 16 | #5,672 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
Names like Caylah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaliyah Aaliyah Hannah Selah Kaylee Zariah Jaliyah Zaniyah Camryn Jayla Hadassah Cassidy
Names related to Caylah
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Caylah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/caylah, updated 20 October 2026.