female NAME · CURRENTLY #364
Kayla
KAY-luh
“No single established meaning; probably a modern elaboration related to Kay or Kayley.”
A familiar modern given name with several proposed etymologies.
SSA POPULARITY HISTORY
How Kayla has traveled through time
51935
61940
111945
371950
671955
1301960
1471965
1581970
1851975
3141980
2,6241985
17,5571990
16,1071995
13,3302000
8,6402005
5,0682010
2,7402015
1,3402020
8382025
LATEST YEAR2025838 births
PEAK RANK#11in 1995
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.