Dekayla
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- duh-KAY-luh
- Origin
- Modern
Dekayla is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Dekayla come from?
Modern: modern coinage, De- prefix + Kayla
Is Dekayla a girl's or a boy's name?
Dekayla is a girls' name.
How popular is Dekayla in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the girls named Dekayla in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dekayla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 19 | #6,590 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6,484 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6,386 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5,565 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
Names like Dekayla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mckenna Kiana Kiara Kianna Brianna Sienna Jayla Keyla Daniela Sedona Kimora Nevaeh
Names related to Dekayla
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
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, “Dekayla: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dekayla, updated 20 October 2026.