Kyla

Where Kyla comes from

Modern invention that can be explained as a feminine form of Kyle with -a.
— Wiktionary's entry for Kyla
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1940
    First appearance
    #4,349 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1978
    Kyla Cole born
    Slovak pornographic actress, glamour model, television presenter and Penthouse Pet
  3. 1986
    Kyla Pratt born
    American actress and singer
  4. 2004
    Peak, #162
    2,038 babies named Kyla — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2014
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #355.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name originating as a coinage.
Namesakes
  • Kyla Cole · Slovak pornographic actress, glamour model, television presenter and Penthouse Pet, born 1978
  • Kyla Pratt · American actress and singer, born 1986
  • Kyla Ross · American artistic gymnast, born 1996
  • Kyla Kenedy · American actress, born 2003
  • Kyla Bremner · Australian wrestler, born 1977

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.