# Kyla (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/kyla/  
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 | /kaɪlə/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 43,703 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 29 / 43,674 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,997, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Modern invention that can be explained as a feminine form of Kyle with -a.

## 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 | 1,111 | 286 |
| 2012 | 1,115 | 284 |
| 2013 | 1,026 | 317 |
| 2014 | 919 | 356 |
| 2015 | 921 | 358 |
| 2016 | 889 | 367 |
| 2017 | 807 | 388 |
| 2018 | 728 | 435 |
| 2019 | 674 | 462 |
| 2020 | 621 | 492 |
| 2021 | 626 | 498 |
| 2022 | 546 | 560 |
| 2023 | 527 | 564 |
| 2024 | 554 | 547 |
| 2025 | 512 | 580 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 5 | 7,626 |
| 1992 | 5 | 9,219 |
| 1997 | 8 | 6,987 |
| 2003 | 5 | 11,967 |
| 2004 | 6 | 10,773 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 160 | 304 |
| 2012 | 150 | 326 |
| 2013 | 134 | 341 |
| 2014 | 120 | 373 |
| 2015 | 88 | 492 |
| 2016 | 103 | 431 |
| 2017 | 85 | 507 |
| 2018 | 76 | 545 |
| 2019 | 85 | 485 |
| 2020 | 67 | 582 |
| 2021 | 62 | 625 |
| 2022 | 54 | 683 |
| 2023 | 64 | 592 |
| 2024 | 47 | 795 |
| 2025 | 47 | 778 |

## People named Kyla

- Kyla Pratt, American actress and singer
- Kyla Ross, American artistic gymnast
- Kyla Kenedy, American actress

## 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.