Girls' name · peaked in 1991
Kayla name popularity since 1925
347,144 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kayla. Half of them were born in 1996 or earlier, so the typical Kayla is about 30 years old in 2026. Kayla peaked in 1991 as the #12 name for girls, and it ranked #364 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 347,144
- Named Kayla, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #364
- for girls in 2025 (838 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 346,570 girls · 574 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 1.78× its national share
Peak year is the year Kayla made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Kayla births per year, 1925–2025
1991 was the biggest year for Kayla both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1981 and 1986, Kayla became 14× more common, from 1 in 5,260 baby girls to 1 in 368.
- Steepest fall: Between 2008 and 2013, its share of baby girls fell by 49%, from 1 in 277 to 1 in 538.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Kayla's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kayla.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kayla in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 35 | 0 | #4,555 |
| 1940s | 161 | 0 | #2,834 |
| 1950s | 700 | 0 | #1,235 |
| 1960s | 1,488 | 0 | #820 |
| 1970s | 1,942 | 0 | #766 |
| 1980s | 55,291 | 154 | #109 |
| 1990s | 155,893 | 230 | #11 |
| 2000s | 94,356 | 160 | #25 |
| 2010s | 30,289 | 30 | #116 |
| 2020–25 | 6,415 | 0 | #364 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
49.1% of babies named Kayla from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Kayla is most popular
The index compares Kayla's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Kayla.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 1.78× | 2,218 |
| Florida | 1.48× | 18,669 |
| Alaska | 1.42× | 735 |
| Hawaii | 1.41× | 1,541 |
| Delaware | 1.34× | 966 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Kayla and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Kayla (this page) | 346,570 | 1991 |
| Kaila | 14,556 | 1991 |
| Cayla | 10,853 | 1999 |
| Kaylah | 6,519 | 1999 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kayla's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kayla.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kayla (1991).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data