Kaela is an uncommon variant of Kayla that peaked in 1996 and has since faded.
Kaela is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #6,215 for girl births in the United States (and #10,789 across all names), given to 19 babies — 25 including U.S. territories. Kaela was first reported in SSA data in 1967 and peaked in 1996 (345 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 25 | #6,215 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | #5,366 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | #4,150 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | #6,093 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | #7,813 |
| 2020 | 19 | 19 | #6,190 |
| 2019 | 20 | 20 | #6,070 |
| 2018 | 21 | 21 | #5,889 |
| 2017 | 27 | 27 | #4,991 |
| 2016 | 47 | 47 | #3,396 |
| 2015 | 32 | 32 | #4,446 |
| 2014 | 47 | 47 | #3,392 |
| 2013 | 42 | 42 | #3,670 |
| 2012 | 59 | 59 | #2,918 |
| 2011 | 67 | 67 | #2,649 |
| 2010 | 72 | 72 | #2,551 |
| 2009 | 87 | 87 | #2,255 |
| 2008 | 139 | 139 | #1,631 |
| 2007 | 168 | 168 | #1,418 |
| 2006 | 166 | 166 | #1,375 |
| 2005 | 172 | 172 | #1,298 |
| 2004 | 196 | 196 | #1,156 |
| 2003 | 226 | 226 | #1,020 |
| 2002 | 240 | 240 | #934 |
| 2001 | 265 | 265 | #861 |
| 2000 | 254 | 254 | #867 |
| 1999 | 323 | 323 | #700 |
| 1998 | 304 | 304 | #727 |
| 1997 | 335 | — | #657 |
| 1996 | 345 | — | #648 |
| 1995 | 299 | — | #703 |
| 1994 | 258 | — | #793 |
| 1993 | 235 | — | #839 |
| 1992 | 242 | — | #829 |
| 1991 | 258 | — | #794 |
| 1990 | 248 | — | #808 |
| 1989 | 252 | — | #771 |
| 1988 | 192 | — | #903 |
| 1987 | 182 | — | #915 |
| 1986 | 90 | — | #1,428 |
| 1985 | 72 | — | #1,640 |
| 1984 | 51 | — | #2,004 |
| 1983 | 51 | — | #2,001 |
| 1982 | 46 | — | #2,198 |
| 1981 | 18 | — | #4,224 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | #8,543 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #9,477 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #10,449 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | #7,894 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | #6,893 |
| 1975 | 10 | — | #5,720 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | #7,204 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #8,975 |
| 1972 | 8 | — | #6,215 |
| 1970 | 9 | — | #5,578 |
| 1967 | 7 | — | #5,705 |