Kahla
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAH-luh
- Origin
- Modern
Kahla is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kahla come from?
Modern: probably a variant of Kayla
Is Kahla a girl's or a boy's name?
Kahla is a girls' name.
How popular is Kahla in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 58 girls. It first appears in the records in 1961.
Half of all the girls named Kahla in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kahla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 19 | #5,359 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 30 | #3,627 |
| 1995 | 23 | #4,343 |
| 1994 | 29 | #3,699 |
| 1993 | 49 | #2,528 |
| 1992 | 46 | #2,645 |
| 1991 | 56 | #2,285 |
| 1990 | 58 | #2,196 |
| 1989 | 46 | #2,473 |
| 1988 | 46 | #2,364 |
| 1987 | 42 | #2,432 |
| 1986 | 22 | #3,755 |
| 1985 | 19 | #4,125 |
| 1984 | 28 | #3,068 |
| 1983 | 24 | #3,339 |
| 1982 | 13 | #5,207 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #5,850 |
Names like Kahla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keyla, Xylani, Noa, Layla, Kaylani, Kalani, Klani, Kailea, Shayla, Kailani, Kalea, Leilana
Names related to Kahla
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, “Kahla: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kahla, updated 20 October 2026.