Takayla
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- tah-KAY-la
- Origin
- Modern
Takayla is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Takayla come from?
Modern: modern US blend of the prefix Ta- and Kayla
Is Takayla a girl's or a boy's name?
Takayla is a girls' name.
How popular is Takayla in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 73 girls. It first appears in the records in 1983.
Half of all the girls named Takayla in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Takayla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 13 | #8,142 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 13 | #8,390 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6,459 |
| 2012 | 28 | #4,955 |
| 2011 | 32 | #4,465 |
| 2010 | 44 | #3,571 |
| 2009 | 41 | #3,799 |
| 2008 | 65 | #2,773 |
| 2007 | 62 | #2,890 |
| 2006 | 53 | #3,135 |
| 2005 | 72 | #2,432 |
| 2004 | 73 | #2,342 |
| 2003 | 56 | #2,768 |
| 2002 | 47 | #3,065 |
| 2001 | 68 | #2,327 |
| 2000 | 50 | #2,850 |
| 1999 | 37 | #3,371 |
| 1998 | 50 | #2,688 |
| 1997 | 38 | #3,102 |
| 1996 | 28 | #3,826 |
| 1995 | 16 | #5,672 |
| 1994 | 21 | #4,682 |
| 1993 | 13 | #6,615 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 14 | #5,830 |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
Names like Takayla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Amira, Kaliyah, Samira, Zaniyah, Safa, Salma, Jaliyah, Zaira, Zahara, Aliya, Taliyah
Names related to Takayla
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, “Takayla: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/takayla, updated 20 October 2026.