Kaelah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAY-la
- Origin
- Modern
Kaelah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kaelah mean?
Modern: spelling of Kaela, itself a spelling of Kayla
A spelling of Kayla, whose origin is uncertain; it may come from Kayley or from the ending of Michaela.
Meaning borrowed from Kaela.
Is Kaelah a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaelah is a girls' name.
How popular is Kaelah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 5 girls.
Kaelah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 2 | #7,433 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 2 | #7,579 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 2 | #7,447 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
How popular is Kaelah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 38 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the girls named Kaelah in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kaelah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 29 | #4,930 |
| 2008 | 19 | #6,796 |
| 2007 | 23 | #5,891 |
| 2006 | 25 | #5,382 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5,790 |
| 2002 | 38 | #3,519 |
| 2001 | 30 | #4,103 |
| 2000 | 22 | #5,146 |
| 1999 | 33 | #3,635 |
| 1998 | 28 | #4,020 |
| 1997 | 23 | #4,505 |
| 1996 | 23 | #4,448 |
| 1995 | 18 | #5,216 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6,313 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
Names like Kaelah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira, Nevaeh, Niamh, Kiara, Layla, Aaliyah, Kayleigh, Hannah, Zainab, Summer, Ayah, Safa
Names related to Kaelah
Kaliyah, Khawlah, Kalayah, Kaliah, Kaylah, Kalilah, Kaleah, Kalea, Kaeli
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Kaelah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaelah, updated 20 October 2026.