Kaylah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAY-la
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,776 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,831 for girls
Kaylah is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 3,831st for girls in the US (38 babies).
What does Kaylah mean?
Modern: spelling of Kayla
A spelling of Kayla, whose origin is uncertain; it may come from Kayley or from the ending of Michaela.
Is Kaylah a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaylah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 38 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kaylah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,776among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Kaylah, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,009th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 37 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kaylah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 156 girls in the UK were given Kaylah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #326, up from #3,776 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Kaylah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,805 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 8 | #3,009 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,652 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,853 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,622 |
| 2014 | 29 | #1,235 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,559 |
| 2012 | 25 | #1,384 |
| 2011 | 37 | #1,024 |
| 2010 | 36 | #1,004 |
| 2009 | 28 | #1,179 |
| 2008 | 31 | #1,064 |
| 2007 | 22 | #1,327 |
| 2006 | 20 | #1,364 |
| 2005 | 19 | #1,332 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,722 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 13 | #1,553 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Kaylah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,831among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 38about 1 in 42,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 38 girls in the US were named Kaylah, making it the 3,831st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,597th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 311 girls. It first appears in the records in 1964.
Half of all the girls named Kaylah in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,082 girls in the US were given Kaylah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #309, up from #3,831 for this spelling alone.
Kaylah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #3,831 |
| 2024 | 36 | #4,038 |
| 2023 | 45 | #3,475 |
| 2022 | 50 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 51 | #3,157 |
| 2020 | 65 | #2,597 |
| 2019 | 73 | #2,428 |
| 2018 | 67 | #2,584 |
| 2017 | 82 | #2,268 |
| 2016 | 96 | #2,054 |
| 2015 | 129 | #1,655 |
| 2014 | 135 | #1,590 |
| 2013 | 190 | #1,254 |
| 2012 | 196 | #1,237 |
| 2011 | 198 | #1,210 |
| 2010 | 241 | #1,035 |
| 2009 | 239 | #1,068 |
| 2008 | 276 | #970 |
| 2007 | 288 | #937 |
| 2006 | 272 | #961 |
| 2005 | 309 | #828 |
| 2004 | 280 | #878 |
| 2003 | 308 | #803 |
| 2002 | 272 | #848 |
| 2001 | 299 | #789 |
| 2000 | 292 | #785 |
| 1999 | 311 | #725 |
| 1998 | 261 | #815 |
| 1997 | 236 | #865 |
| 1996 | 212 | #922 |
| 1995 | 173 | #1,039 |
| 1994 | 148 | #1,188 |
| 1993 | 122 | #1,350 |
| 1992 | 107 | #1,471 |
| 1991 | 98 | #1,558 |
| 1990 | 82 | #1,765 |
| 1989 | 70 | #1,868 |
| 1988 | 62 | #1,948 |
| 1987 | 43 | #2,396 |
| 1986 | 16 | #4,721 |
| 1985 | 15 | #4,858 |
| 1984 | 13 | #5,221 |
| 1983 | 13 | #5,147 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 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 | 5 | #6,766 |
Nicknames for Kaylah
- Kay 3 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Kaylah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zainab Aaliyah Safa Summer Ayah Farah Hafsa Hiba Khadija Sumayyah Kaliyah Hibah
Other spellings of Kaylah
Names related to Kaylah
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
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, “Kaylah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaylah, updated 20 October 2026.