Kalayla
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kuh-LAY-luh
- Origin
- Modern
Kalayla is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kalayla come from?
Modern: blend of Ka- and Layla
Is Kalayla a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalayla is a girls' name.
How popular is Kalayla in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the girls named Kalayla in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kalayla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
Nicknames for Kalayla
- Layla 954 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Kalayla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaylani Kehlani Kailani Malani Noa Naylani Meilani Nailani Alani Nalani Kylani Ailany
Names related to Kalayla
Kalayah Kalaya Khalyla Kalaia Khalaya Kalaiya Kalaiyah Kalai
More Modern names
Jayden Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn Ailani
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, “Kalayla: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kalayla, updated 20 October 2026.