Kiela
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEE-luh
- Origin
- Modern
Kiela is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kiela come from?
Modern: modern coinage, perhaps a variant of Kyla or Kayla
Is Kiela a girl's or a boy's name?
Kiela is a girls' name.
How popular is Kiela in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Kiela in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kiela in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 8 | #7,745 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
Names like Kiela
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiara Kianna Kiana Keyla Kaitlyn Kaylee Mckenna Brianna Cassidy Brenna Breanna Teagan
Names related to Kiela
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, “Kiela: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kiela, updated 20 October 2026.