Kayla
#364 for girls in 2025, 838 births · Last seen for boys in 2019 at #12,145
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1995 · 16,087 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 30 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 346,570since 1933
Kayla over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #364 | 838 | — | |
| 2024 | #336 | 935 | — | |
| 2023 | #324 | 952 | — | |
| 2022 | #279 | 1,133 | — | |
| 2021 | #254 | 1,217 | — | |
| 2020 | #215 | 1,340 | — | |
| 2019 | #182 | 1,613 | #12,145 | 5 |
| 2018 | #149 | 1,892 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | #138 | 2,128 | — | |
| 2016 | #129 | 2,471 | — | |
| 2015 | #115 | 2,740 | — | |
| 2014 | #101 | 3,012 | — | |
| 2013 | #96 | 3,261 | #9,655 | 7 |
| 2012 | #69 | 3,776 | — | |
| 2011 | #59 | 4,336 | #12,287 | 5 |
| 2010 | #49 | 5,060 | #8,803 | 8 |
| 2009 | #35 | 5,847 | #10,994 | 6 |
| 2008 | #28 | 6,835 | #8,324 | 9 |
| 2007 | #26 | 7,583 | #5,901 | 14 |
| 2006 | #26 | 8,226 | — | |
| 2005 | #25 | 8,620 | #4,326 | 20 |
| 2004 | #18 | 9,773 | #2,643 | 40 |
| 2003 | #16 | 10,957 | #3,732 | 23 |
| 2002 | #19 | 11,310 | #5,131 | 14 |
| 2001 | #17 | 11,892 | #4,476 | 17 |
| 2000 | #13 | 13,313 | #4,389 | 17 |
| 1999 | #13 | 13,292 | #3,279 | 24 |
| 1998 | #12 | 13,422 | #4,197 | 16 |
| 1997 | #12 | 13,885 | #4,451 | 14 |
| 1996 | #11 | 15,269 | #3,202 | 22 |
| 1995 | #11 | 16,087 | #3,303 | 20 |
| 1994 | #12 | 15,885 | #3,109 | 22 |
| 1993 | #16 | 15,453 | #2,865 | 24 |
| 1992 | #13 | 16,517 | #2,214 | 34 |
| 1991 | #12 | 18,545 | #2,095 | 35 |
| 1990 | #14 | 17,538 | #3,166 | 19 |
| 1989 | #20 | 14,903 | #1,658 | 47 |
| 1988 | #20 | 13,433 | #1,576 | 46 |
| 1987 | #27 | 10,576 | #2,942 | 17 |
| 1986 | #64 | 4,657 | #3,268 | 14 |
| 1985 | #109 | 2,608 | #2,942 | 16 |
| 1984 | #100 | 2,681 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #81 | 3,527 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #133 | 2,275 | — | |
| 1981 | #581 | 317 | — | |
| 1980 | #589 | 314 | — | |
| 1979 | #673 | 256 | — | |
| 1978 | #670 | 237 | — | |
| 1977 | #692 | 226 | — | |
| 1976 | #723 | 202 | — | |
| 1975 | #766 | 185 | — | |
| 1974 | #770 | 180 | — | |
| 1973 | #862 | 149 | — | |
| 1972 | #764 | 182 | — | |
| 1971 | #828 | 167 | — | |
| 1970 | #853 | 158 | — | |
| 1969 | #728 | 192 | — | |
| 1968 | #868 | 139 | — | |
| 1967 | #876 | 135 | — | |
| 1966 | #830 | 144 | — | |
| 1965 | #819 | 147 | — | |
| 1964 | #821 | 163 | — | |
| 1963 | #837 | 156 | — | |
| 1962 | #813 | 166 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,005 | 116 | — | |
| 1960 | #934 | 130 | — | |
| 1959 | #982 | 116 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,028 | 103 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,041 | 101 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,249 | 69 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,229 | 67 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,278 | 60 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,389 | 49 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,420 | 47 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,303 | 51 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,524 | 37 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,967 | 24 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,708 | 30 | — | |
| 1947 | #2,530 | 16 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,919 | 23 | — | |
| 1945 | #2,742 | 11 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,287 | 15 | — | |
| 1943 | #2,695 | 12 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,537 | 13 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,668 | 11 | — | |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,922 | 9 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,940 | 9 | — | |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | — | |
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| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | — | |
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| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Kayla! It came in at #3,753, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1934–1936, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Kayla is popular in 2013
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#33 · 1 in 163
- New York#42 · 1 in 297
- Delaware#43 · 1 in 172
- New Jersey#44 · 1 in 270
- New Mexico#53 · 1 in 241
Best ever in a state: #1 in District of Columbia, 1999.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #33 | 20 | 1 in 163 |
| New York | #42 | 307 | 1 in 297 |
| Delaware | #43 | 15 | 1 in 172 |
| New Jersey | #44 | 135 | 1 in 270 |
| New Mexico | #53 | 28 | 1 in 241 |
| California | #55 | 625 | 1 in 328 |
| Nevada | #56 | 38 | 1 in 277 |
| District of Columbia | #62 | 15 | 1 in 222 |
| Connecticut | #65 | 43 | 1 in 273 |
| Maryland | #65 | 75 | 1 in 314 |
| Florida | #69 | 216 | 1 in 376 |
| Texas | #79 | 355 | 1 in 453 |
| Georgia | #85 | 111 | 1 in 419 |
| Illinois | #86 | 140 | 1 in 414 |
| Pennsylvania | #98 | 118 | 1 in 441 |
| Vermont | #101 | 5 | 1 in 250 |
| North Carolina | #103 | 93 | 1 in 476 |
| Virginia | #103 | 83 | 1 in 437 |
| Arizona | #105 | 64 | 1 in 480 |
| Massachusetts | #115 | 50 | 1 in 508 |
| Colorado | #132 | 42 | 1 in 541 |
| Maine | #136 | 8 | 1 in 444 |
| Washington | #136 | 49 | 1 in 609 |
| Oregon | #137 | 27 | 1 in 556 |
| Ohio | #138 | 87 | 1 in 605 |
| Tennessee | #138 | 50 | 1 in 595 |
| Alabama | #144 | 31 | 1 in 602 |
| Indiana | #146 | 49 | 1 in 609 |
| Utah | #149 | 30 | 1 in 589 |
| Alaska | #151 | 6 | 1 in 408 |
| Michigan | #160 | 57 | 1 in 731 |
| Missouri | #163 | 39 | 1 in 693 |
| South Carolina | #165 | 25 | 1 in 701 |
| Mississippi | #180 | 15 | 1 in 728 |
| Kansas | #182 | 19 | 1 in 677 |
| Louisiana | #186 | 26 | 1 in 775 |
| New Hampshire | #189 | 6 | 1 in 624 |
| Kentucky | #195 | 22 | 1 in 841 |
| Wisconsin | #197 | 28 | 1 in 824 |
| Oklahoma | #201 | 21 | 1 in 793 |
| Minnesota | #207 | 28 | 1 in 863 |
| Nebraska | #228 | 10 | 1 in 787 |
| Idaho | #260 | 7 | 1 in 883 |
| Iowa | #262 | 12 | 1 in 1,064 |
| Arkansas | #296 | 10 | 1 in 1,130 |
| West Virginia | #347 | 5 | 1 in 1,327 |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Kayla
- 28 spots since 2024 (#336 → #364)
- 149 spots since 2020 (#215 → #364)
- 249 spots since 2015 (#115 → #364)
- Biggest jump: 448 spots in 1982 (#581 → #133)
- Biggest drop: 125 spots in 1970 (#728 → #853)
- Debuted 1933
- Peaked 1995 at #11 (16,087 births)
- Births halved by 2007, 12 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 30 yrs · run 1986–2013
- Top 1,000: 66 yrs · run 1962–2025
- Highest: 1 in 101 girls born in 1991 were named Kayla (0.99%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,918 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
- Its best rank, #11 in 1995, was only 1 in 109 (0.91%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 45.0% of all girls named Kayla (155,893) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 35 | #2,922 (1939) | #3,524 |
| 1940s | 161 | #1,708 (1948) | #2,492 |
| 1950s | 700 | #982 (1959) | #1,244 |
| 1960s | 1,488 | #728 (1969) | #853 |
| 1970s | 1,942 | #670 (1978) | #760 |
| 1980s | 55,291 | #20 (1989) | #172 |
| 1990s | 155,893 | #11 (1995) | #13 |
| 2000s | 94,356 | #13 (2000) | #22 |
| 2010s | 30,289 | #49 (2010) | #109 |
| 2020s | 6,415 | #215 (2020) | #295 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Kayla in 2013
Top girls' names in 2013
Top boys' names in 2013
More about 2013
girls
1,754,746 girls got a published name in 2013; 1 in 538 of them was named Kayla, which outranked 99.5% of the 19,279 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,891,581 boys got a published name in 2013; 1 in 270,226 of them was named Kayla, which outranked 31.4% of the 14,070 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #8,789Zylis8
- #8,789Zymiere8
- #8,789Zyrus8
- #9,655Kayla7
- #9,655Aadhi7
- #9,655Aadith7
- #9,655Aarit7
- #10,728Aadin6
- #10,728Aahaan6
- #10,728Aansh6
Tied with 1,072 names at #9,655; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.