Kayela
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kay-EL-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Kayela is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kayela come from?
Modern: probably a variant of Kayla or Kaela
Is Kayela a girl's or a boy's name?
Kayela is a girls' name.
How popular is Kayela in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 28 girls. It first appears in the records in 1983.
Half of all the girls named Kayela in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kayela in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5,565 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 17 | #5,622 |
| 1996 | 18 | #5,275 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6,313 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 28 | #3,767 |
| 1991 | 23 | #4,323 |
| 1990 | 25 | #3,998 |
| 1989 | 19 | #4,664 |
| 1988 | 24 | #3,800 |
| 1987 | 13 | #5,608 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
Names like Kayela
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiana, Kiara, Kianna, Brianna, Keona, Keyla, Mckenna, Kayla, Briana, Kierra, Kaylee, Cassidy
Names related to Kayela
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, “Kayela: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kayela, updated 20 October 2026.