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Kayla

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
English
Laurel, crown

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Celestial
  • Star/Planet

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Kayla

Famous People

Gymnast Kayla Williams

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #1657, 47 births); most recent 2019 (rank #12142, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1991 (rank #12, 18,542 births); most recent 2025 (rank #364, 838 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–838
2024–931
2023–952
2022–1,132
2021–1,216
2020–1,339
201951,612
201851,890
2017–2,127
2016–2,470

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #98, 604 births); most recent 2025 (rank #386, 110 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025110
2024130
2023120
2022111
2021126
2020158
2019140
2018147
2017172
2016193

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #153, 401 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023401
2022333
2021284
2020276
2019262
2018239
2017217
2016192
2015169
2014158

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #21, 306 births); most recent 2025 (rank #130, 36 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202536
202444
202343
202249
202154
202052
201964
201879
201793
201692

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #20, 234 births); most recent 2025 (rank #226, 16 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202516
202424
202319
202223
202139
202023
201933
201849
201742
201660

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #40, 65 births); most recent 2025 (rank #231, 7 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20257
20246
20238
20227
20217
202013
201918
201819
201716
201627

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1990 (rank #11, 221 births); most recent 2023 (rank #348, 9 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20239
202213
202117
202023
201925
201829
201726
201627
201533
201426

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence