Girls' name · peaked in 2004
Kyla name popularity since 1925
43,703 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kyla. Half of them were born in 2004 or earlier, so the typical Kyla is about 22 years old in 2026. Kyla peaked in 2004 as the #162 name for girls, and it ranked #580 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 43,703
- Named Kyla, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #580
- for girls in 2025 (512 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 43,674 girls · 29 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.24× its national share
Peak year is the year Kyla 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.
Kyla births per year, 1925–2025
2004 was the biggest year for Kyla both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1975 and 1980, Kyla became 2.5× more common, from 1 in 13,800 baby girls to 1 in 5,480.
- Steepest fall: Between 2004 and 2009, its share of baby girls fell by 39%, from 1 in 901 to 1 in 1,470.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Kyla's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kyla.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kyla 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 | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 20 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 221 | 0 | #2,373 |
| 1960s | 542 | 0 | #1,358 |
| 1970s | 1,524 | 0 | #1,104 |
| 1980s | 4,067 | 5 | #581 |
| 1990s | 8,366 | 13 | #411 |
| 2000s | 16,074 | 11 | #194 |
| 2010s | 9,474 | 0 | #358 |
| 2020–25 | 3,386 | 0 | #580 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
53.0% of babies named Kyla from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Kyla is most popular
The index compares Kyla'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 Kyla.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.24× | 332 |
| Washington | 1.75× | 1,215 |
| Colorado | 1.70× | 870 |
| Oklahoma | 1.64× | 887 |
| Florida | 1.58× | 2,371 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Kyla 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kyla (this page) | 43,674 | 2004 |
| Kylah | 6,281 | 2009 |
| Khyla | 1,054 | 2011 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kyla's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kyla.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kyla (2004).
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