Kayla
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAY-la
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #357 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #364 for girls
Kayla is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 357th for girls in the UK (133 babies) and 364th for girls in the US (838 babies).
What does Kayla mean?
Modern: probably from Kyla, feminine of Kyle
A 20th-century name, probably formed from Kyla, the feminine of Kyle.
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Is Kayla a girl's or a boy's name?
Kayla is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 133 girls in the UK and 838 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kayla in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #357among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 133about 1 in 2,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 133 girls in the UK were named Kayla, making it the 357th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 265th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 903 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Kayla than any year since 1999.
Half of all the girls named Kayla in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 156 girls in the UK were given Kayla or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #326, up from #357 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 386th in England and Wales, 226th in Scotland and 231st in Northern Ireland.
Kayla in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 133 | #357 |
| 2024 | 160 | #305 |
| 2023 | 147 | #330 |
| 2022 | 141 | #344 |
| 2021 | 172 | #308 |
| 2020 | 194 | #265 |
| 2019 | 191 | #278 |
| 2018 | 215 | #254 |
| 2017 | 230 | #241 |
| 2016 | 280 | #210 |
| 2015 | 305 | #195 |
| 2014 | 401 | #158 |
| 2013 | 459 | #133 |
| 2012 | 634 | #104 |
| 2011 | 903 | #72 |
| 2010 | 717 | #91 |
| 2009 | 624 | #101 |
| 2008 | 556 | #113 |
| 2007 | 537 | #113 |
| 2006 | 550 | #108 |
| 2005 | 414 | #144 |
| 2004 | 284 | #193 |
| 2003 | 293 | #184 |
| 2002 | 231 | #209 |
| 2001 | 187 | #245 |
| 2000 | 153 | #279 |
| 1999 | 103 | #354 |
| 1998 | 75 | #452 |
| 1997 | 80 | #443 |
| 1996 | 57 | #519 |
How popular is Kayla in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #364among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 838about 1 in 1,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 838 girls in the US were named Kayla, making it the 364th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 215th. Its busiest year was 1991, with 18,545 girls. It first appears in the records in 1933.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 25 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Kayla than any year since 1981.
Half of all the girls named Kayla in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,082 girls in the US were given Kayla or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #309, up from #364 for this spelling alone.
Kayla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 838 | #364 |
| 2024 | 935 | #336 |
| 2023 | 952 | #324 |
| 2022 | 1,133 | #279 |
| 2021 | 1,217 | #254 |
| 2020 | 1,340 | #215 |
| 2019 | 1,613 | #182 |
| 2018 | 1,892 | #149 |
| 2017 | 2,128 | #138 |
| 2016 | 2,471 | #129 |
| 2015 | 2,740 | #115 |
| 2014 | 3,012 | #101 |
| 2013 | 3,261 | #96 |
| 2012 | 3,776 | #69 |
| 2011 | 4,336 | #59 |
| 2010 | 5,060 | #49 |
| 2009 | 5,847 | #35 |
| 2008 | 6,835 | #28 |
| 2007 | 7,583 | #26 |
| 2006 | 8,226 | #26 |
| 2005 | 8,620 | #25 |
| 2004 | 9,773 | #18 |
| 2003 | 10,957 | #16 |
| 2002 | 11,310 | #19 |
| 2001 | 11,892 | #17 |
| 2000 | 13,313 | #13 |
| 1999 | 13,292 | #13 |
| 1998 | 13,422 | #12 |
| 1997 | 13,885 | #12 |
| 1996 | 15,269 | #11 |
| 1995 | 16,087 | #11 |
| 1994 | 15,885 | #12 |
| 1993 | 15,453 | #16 |
| 1992 | 16,517 | #13 |
| 1991 | 18,545 | #12 |
| 1990 | 17,538 | #14 |
| 1989 | 14,903 | #20 |
| 1988 | 13,433 | #20 |
| 1987 | 10,576 | #27 |
| 1986 | 4,657 | #64 |
| 1985 | 2,608 | #109 |
| 1984 | 2,681 | #100 |
| 1983 | 3,527 | #81 |
| 1982 | 2,275 | #133 |
| 1981 | 317 | #581 |
| 1980 | 314 | #589 |
| 1979 | 256 | #673 |
| 1978 | 237 | #670 |
| 1977 | 226 | #692 |
| 1976 | 202 | #723 |
| 1975 | 185 | #766 |
| 1974 | 180 | #770 |
| 1973 | 149 | #862 |
| 1972 | 182 | #764 |
| 1971 | 167 | #828 |
| 1970 | 158 | #853 |
| 1969 | 192 | #728 |
| 1968 | 139 | #868 |
| 1967 | 135 | #876 |
| 1966 | 144 | #830 |
| 1965 | 147 | #819 |
| 1964 | 163 | #821 |
| 1963 | 156 | #837 |
| 1962 | 166 | #813 |
| 1961 | 116 | #1,005 |
| 1960 | 130 | #933 |
| 1959 | 116 | #981 |
| 1958 | 103 | #1,027 |
| 1957 | 101 | #1,040 |
| 1956 | 69 | #1,248 |
| 1955 | 67 | #1,228 |
| 1954 | 60 | #1,277 |
| 1953 | 49 | #1,388 |
| 1952 | 47 | #1,419 |
| 1951 | 51 | #1,302 |
| 1950 | 37 | #1,523 |
| 1949 | 24 | #1,966 |
| 1948 | 30 | #1,707 |
| 1947 | 16 | #2,529 |
| 1946 | 23 | #1,918 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,741 |
| 1944 | 15 | #2,286 |
| 1943 | 12 | #2,694 |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,536 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,666 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,861 |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,920 |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,938 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,798 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,202 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,751 |
Names like Kayla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Fatima Myla Mia Lara Jasmine Zara Jessica Erin Gabriella Skyla Tabitha Kiara
Other spellings of Kayla
Names related to Kayla
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Kayden Nevaeh 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, “Kayla: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kayla, updated 20 October 2026.