Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Variant of Kay and Kayla. keeper of the keys: pure.
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #2209, 36 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5208, 18 births)
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #876, 231 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7885, 13 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 13 |
| 2024 | 23 | 18 |
| 2023 | 20 | 13 |
| 2022 | 18 | 19 |
| 2021 | 12 | 15 |
| 2020 | 8 | 21 |
| 2019 | 17 | 26 |
| 2018 | 16 | 19 |
| 2017 | 17 | 28 |
| 2016 | 21 | 37 |
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
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #707, 47 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1197, 24 births)
- Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #3545, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | – |
| 2024 | 24 | – |
| 2023 | 37 | – |
| 2022 | 31 | – |
| 2021 | 38 | – |
| 2020 | 27 | – |
| 2019 | 47 | – |
| 2018 | 42 | – |
| 2017 | 31 | – |
| 2016 | 40 | – |
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
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #269, 208 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 208 |
| 2022 | 180 |
| 2021 | 130 |
| 2020 | 128 |
| 2019 | 103 |
| 2018 | 105 |
| 2017 | 86 |
| 2016 | 68 |
| 2015 | 58 |
| 2014 | 42 |
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 Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #686, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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 British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #505, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
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