Keyla
Keyla was the 821st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 331 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 683rd with 428 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 12 places. More babies were named Keyla in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it KAY-luh /ˈkeɪlə/
- Rank in 2025
- #821 girls, up 17 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 331girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016428 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,881babies recorded
What does the name Keyla mean?
Keyla has no documented etymology in the sources we checked; Wiktionary lists it as a female given name without an origin. It is used mostly in Spanish-speaking families in the Americas and may be a respelling of Kayla or a form of the Spanish name Keila. Keilah is also a town of Judah in the Bible (1 Samuel 23:1), but we found no evidence that the modern name is taken from it.
How sure is this? Not documented. Possibly a variant of Kayla or Keila; no documented origin.
Related names: Kayla, Keila, Kaila.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Keyla', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Hebrew Bible, 1 Samuel 23:1 (Sefaria, with JPS translation), Sefaria
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Keyla popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #821 | 331 |
| 2020 | #838 | 326 |
| 2010 | #684 | 420 |
| 2000 | #1,067 | 194 |
| 1990 | #1,834 | 78 |
| 1980 | #3,455 | 24 |
| 1970 | #7,492 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Keyla, counting every spelling?
Keyla is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #817 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #821 for Keyla on its own. Together these spellings went to 331 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keyla | 331 | #821 | 1,561 |
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 Keyla?
331 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Keyla (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Keyla 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 25 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Keyla.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Keyla?
About 9,800 people born in the US named Keyla are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 22. That makes Keyla 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.
Keyla by state
How common Keyla was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (2.3×), Maryland (2.2×), New Jersey (2.1×), New York (1.9×), California (1.8×). In 26 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 Keyla: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Keyla, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Keyla · Sibling names for Keyla
Questions about the name Keyla
How popular is the name Keyla?
Keyla was the 821st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 331 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 683rd with 428 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 12 places. More babies were named Keyla in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Keyla a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Keyla in the US.
Where is Keyla most popular?
In 2021–2025, Keyla was most common in Alabama (0.44 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and New Jersey.