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Kayla
Pronounced /ˈkeɪ.lə/
Rank in 2024
#336
Born in 2024
931
Peak year
1991 · #12
Origin
Not recorded
1880 to 2024
CoolingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 931 girls were named Kayla, about 1 in every 1,733.
- It peaked in 1991 with 18,545 babies, ranked #12.
- It first shows up in the records in 1933.
- 345,723 girls have been named Kayla since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Kayla per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- 0.1Gen X1965–80
- 6.0Millennials1981–96
- 5.1Gen Z1997–12
- 1.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 103 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 1,524 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Gen X: 3,014 babies, 0.12 per 1,000. Millennials: 170,274 babies, 6.03 per 1,000. Gen Z: 148,127 babies, 5.10 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 22,681 babies, 1.12 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
A modern invention possibly based on Kay or Michaela; possibly formed on the pattern of Layla.
- A female given name of modern usage.
- Origin
- Not recorded
- Say it
- /ˈkeɪ.lə/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Kayla, CC BY-SA 4.0.