Kylah
Kylah was the 1645th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 126 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 921st with 292 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 530 places. More babies were named Kylah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kyla) modern feminine of Kyle · American English, Scottish Gaelic
- Rank in 2025
- #1,645 girls, down 356 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 126girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009292 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,281babies recorded
What does the name Kylah mean?
Kylah is a spelling of Kyla, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kyla's meaning and origin.
Kyla is a modern name that Wiktionary explains as a feminine form of Kyle, made by adding -a. Kyle began as a Scottish surname taken from places in Scotland and Northern Ireland, and those place names come from Gaelic caol, a strait or narrow channel. So the deepest meaning available is "narrows," passed through a place name, a surname and a boy's name before reaching Kyla. No older tradition of the girls' name is recorded in our sources.
caol (Scottish Gaelic, “narrow; a strait, narrows”)
How sure is this? Probable. Coinage; meaning only through Kyle. Supported by Wiktionary only; no edited source checked.
Related names: Kyle, Kylie, Kaila, Kylah.
See also: Scottish names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kyla' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kyle' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Kylah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,645 | 126 |
| 2020 | #1,289 | 173 |
| 2010 | #946 | 272 |
| 2000 | #1,341 | 141 |
| 1990 | #6,674 | 13 |
| 1980 | #6,531 | 10 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kylah, counting every spelling?
Kylah is a spelling of Kyla, a name family that ranked #481 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,645 for Kylah on its own. Together these spellings went to 660 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyla | 512 | #580 | 2,765 |
| Kylah | 126 | #1,645 | 789 |
| Kilah | 17 | #6,696 | 51 |
| Kila | 5 | #16,179 | 37 |
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 Kylah?
126 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kylah (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kylah 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 67 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kylah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kylah?
About 6,200 people born in the US named Kylah are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 10 and 22. That makes Kylah 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.
Kylah by state
How common Kylah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (2.3×), Virginia (2.0×), Ohio (1.9×), Georgia (1.9×), North Carolina (1.7×). In 30 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 Kylah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kylah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kylah
What does Kylah mean?
Kylah is a spelling of Kyla, which means “modern feminine of Kyle” (American English, Scottish Gaelic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Kylah?
Kylah was the 1645th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 126 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 921st with 292 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 530 places. More babies were named Kylah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kylah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kylah in the US.
Where is Kylah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kylah was most common in Alabama (0.22 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and Virginia.