# Kayla (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/kayla/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkeɪ.lə/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Keighla |
| US babies named this | 347,144 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 574 / 346,570 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 6,651, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A modern invention possibly based on Kay or Michaela; possibly formed on the pattern of Layla.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4,336 | 59 |
| 2012 | 3,776 | 69 |
| 2013 | 3,261 | 96 |
| 2014 | 3,012 | 101 |
| 2015 | 2,740 | 116 |
| 2016 | 2,471 | 129 |
| 2017 | 2,128 | 138 |
| 2018 | 1,892 | 149 |
| 2019 | 1,613 | 182 |
| 2020 | 1,340 | 216 |
| 2021 | 1,217 | 254 |
| 2022 | 1,133 | 280 |
| 2023 | 952 | 324 |
| 2024 | 935 | 336 |
| 2025 | 838 | 364 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24 | 3,322 |
| 2000 | 17 | 4,485 |
| 2001 | 17 | 4,590 |
| 2002 | 14 | 5,270 |
| 2003 | 23 | 3,788 |
| 2004 | 40 | 2,672 |
| 2005 | 20 | 4,395 |
| 2007 | 14 | 6,104 |
| 2008 | 9 | 8,666 |
| 2009 | 6 | 11,742 |
| 2010 | 8 | 9,250 |
| 2011 | 5 | 13,359 |
| 2013 | 7 | 10,212 |
| 2018 | 5 | 13,180 |
| 2019 | 5 | 13,157 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 604 | 98 |
| 2012 | 427 | 135 |
| 2013 | 312 | 169 |
| 2014 | 280 | 189 |
| 2015 | 205 | 243 |
| 2016 | 193 | 263 |
| 2017 | 172 | 284 |
| 2018 | 147 | 323 |
| 2019 | 140 | 329 |
| 2020 | 158 | 296 |
| 2021 | 126 | 365 |
| 2022 | 111 | 382 |
| 2023 | 120 | 353 |
| 2024 | 130 | 332 |
| 2025 | 110 | 386 |

## People named Kayla

- Kayla Ewell, American actress
- Kayla Barron, American astronaut
- Kayla Harrison, American Olympic judoka and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
- Kayla Day, American female tennis player
- Kayla Mueller, American aid worker and ISIS captive (1988–2015)
- Kayla Sanchez, Filipino-Canadian swimmer
- Kayla Banwarth, American volleyball player and coach
- Kayla Maisonet, American actress
- Kayla McBride, American basketball player (born 1992)
- Kayla Blake, American actress
- Kayla Miracle, American wrestler (born 1996)
- Kayla Pedersen, American basketball player (born 1989)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.