Kyla-Mae
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KY-la-MAY
- Origin
- Scottish
Kyla-Mae is a girls' name of Scottish origin, meaning “narrow strait + the month of May”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kyla-Mae mean?
Scottish: Kyla + Mae
“narrow strait + the month of May”
Joins Kyla (Scottish, “narrow strait”) and Mae (English, “the month of May”).
Meanings borrowed from Kyla and Mae.
Is Kyla-Mae a girl's or a boy's name?
Kyla-Mae is a girls' name.
How popular is Kyla-Mae in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2019, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kyla-Mae in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kyla-Mae in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
Names like Kyla-Mae
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Bonnie Elodie Ottilie Isla Arabella Elsie Florence Evelyn Delilah Rosie Olive Aurora
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kyla-Mae: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kyla-mae, updated 20 October 2026.