Kaylah
Kaylah was the 3867th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 726th with 311 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,205 places. More babies were named Kaylah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kayla) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #3,867 girls, down 1,256 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 38girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1999311 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,519babies recorded
What does the name Kaylah mean?
Kaylah is a spelling of Kayla, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kayla's meaning and origin.
Kayla is a modern name that became common in the US in the 1980s. Wiktionary calls it a modern invention, possibly built on Kay or a shortening of Michaela, and possibly patterned on Layla. In Yiddish-speaking families Kayla also appears as a separate traditional name. No traditional meaning can be given for the American name.
How sure is this? Not documented. A modern invention with several suggested models; no documented meaning.
Related names: Kaila, Kaylah, Michaela, Kay.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kayla', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Kaylah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,867 | 38 |
| 2020 | #2,611 | 65 |
| 2010 | #1,039 | 241 |
| 2000 | #786 | 292 |
| 1990 | #1,773 | 82 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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How popular is Kaylah, counting every spelling?
Kaylah is a spelling of Kayla, a name family that ranked #274 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,867 for Kaylah on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,222 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayla | 838 | #364 | 5,075 |
| Kaila | 88 | #2,133 | 536 |
| Keila | 136 | #1,551 | 530 |
| Kaylah | 38 | #3,867 | 220 |
| Cayla | 30 | #4,578 | 191 |
| Kailah | 23 | #5,478 | 173 |
| Keilah | 31 | #4,497 | 132 |
| Kaela | 19 | #6,215 | 112 |
| Caila | 14 | #7,562 | 79 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kaylah?
38 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kaylah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kaylah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 221 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kaylah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kaylah?
About 6,400 people born in the US named Kaylah are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 16 and 28. That makes Kaylah mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kaylah by state
How common Kaylah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kaylah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kaylah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kaylah
How popular is the name Kaylah?
Kaylah was the 3867th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 726th with 311 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,205 places. More babies were named Kaylah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kaylah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kaylah in the US.
Where is Kaylah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kaylah was most common in Virginia (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Florida.