Kayla remains a common girls' name (#365 in 2025), down from a peak of #11 in 1995.
Kayla is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #364 for girl births in the United States (and #753 across all names), given to 838 babies — 843 including U.S. territories. Kayla was first reported in SSA data in 1933 and peaked in 1991 (18,545 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 838 | 843 | #364 | — |
| 2024 | 935 | 935 | #336 | — |
| 2023 | 952 | 952 | #324 | — |
| 2022 | 1,133 | 1,133 | #280 | — |
| 2021 | 1,217 | 1,217 | #254 | — |
| 2020 | 1,340 | 1,340 | #216 | — |
| 2019 | 1,618 | 1,629 | #182 | #13,157 |
| 2018 | 1,897 | 1,902 | #149 | #13,180 |
| 2017 | 2,128 | 2,135 | #138 | — |
| 2016 | 2,471 | 2,480 | #129 | — |
| 2015 | 2,740 | 2,746 | #116 | — |
| 2014 | 3,012 | 3,012 | #101 | — |
| 2013 | 3,268 | 3,268 | #96 | #10,212 |
| 2012 | 3,776 | 3,776 | #69 | — |
| 2011 | 4,341 | 4,341 | #59 | #13,359 |
| 2010 | 5,068 | 5,076 | #49 | #9,250 |
| 2009 | 5,853 | 5,870 | #35 | #11,742 |
| 2008 | 6,844 | 6,859 | #28 | #8,666 |
| 2007 | 7,597 | 7,611 | #26 | #6,104 |
| 2006 | 8,226 | 8,235 | #26 | — |
| 2005 | 8,640 | 8,650 | #25 | #4,395 |
| 2004 | 9,813 | 9,820 | #18 | #2,672 |
| 2003 | 10,980 | 10,996 | #16 | #3,788 |
| 2002 | 11,324 | 11,333 | #19 | #5,270 |
| 2001 | 11,909 | 11,916 | #17 | #4,590 |
| 2000 | 13,330 | 13,339 | #13 | #4,485 |
| 1999 | 13,316 | 13,326 | #13 | #3,322 |
| 1998 | 13,438 | 13,456 | #12 | #4,303 |
| 1997 | 13,899 | — | #12 | #4,575 |
| 1996 | 15,291 | — | #11 | #3,254 |
| 1995 | 16,107 | — | #11 | #3,375 |
| 1994 | 15,907 | — | #12 | #3,173 |
| 1993 | 15,477 | — | #16 | #2,905 |
| 1992 | 16,551 | — | #13 | #2,234 |
| 1991 | 18,580 | — | #12 | #2,118 |
| 1990 | 17,557 | — | #14 | #3,242 |
| 1989 | 14,950 | — | #20 | #1,669 |
| 1988 | 13,479 | — | #20 | #1,585 |
| 1987 | 10,593 | — | #27 | #3,019 |
| 1986 | 4,671 | — | #64 | #3,353 |
| 1985 | 2,624 | — | #109 | #3,019 |
| 1984 | 2,689 | — | #100 | #4,775 |
| 1983 | 3,533 | — | #81 | #5,875 |
| 1982 | 2,275 | — | #133 | — |
| 1981 | 317 | — | #583 | — |
| 1980 | 314 | — | #590 | — |
| 1979 | 256 | — | #673 | — |
| 1978 | 237 | — | #672 | — |
| 1977 | 226 | — | #693 | — |
| 1976 | 202 | — | #726 | — |
| 1975 | 185 | — | #766 | — |
| 1974 | 180 | — | #771 | — |
| 1973 | 149 | — | #866 | — |
| 1972 | 182 | — | #764 | — |
| 1971 | 167 | — | #830 | — |
| 1970 | 158 | — | #854 | — |
| 1969 | 192 | — | #730 | — |
| 1968 | 139 | — | #871 | — |
| 1967 | 135 | — | #878 | — |
| 1966 | 144 | — | #832 | — |
| 1965 | 147 | — | #820 | — |
| 1964 | 163 | — | #822 | — |
| 1963 | 156 | — | #837 | — |
| 1962 | 166 | — | #813 | — |
| 1961 | 116 | — | #1,007 | — |
| 1960 | 130 | — | #936 | — |
| 1959 | 116 | — | #985 | — |
| 1958 | 103 | — | #1,031 | — |
| 1957 | 101 | — | #1,043 | — |
| 1956 | 69 | — | #1,255 | — |
| 1955 | 67 | — | #1,235 | — |
| 1954 | 60 | — | #1,281 | — |
| 1953 | 49 | — | #1,400 | — |
| 1952 | 47 | — | #1,425 | — |
| 1951 | 51 | — | #1,308 | — |
| 1950 | 37 | — | #1,536 | — |
| 1949 | 24 | — | #1,985 | — |
| 1948 | 30 | — | #1,723 | — |
| 1947 | 16 | — | #2,581 | — |
| 1946 | 23 | — | #1,947 | — |
| 1945 | 11 | — | #2,834 | — |
| 1944 | 15 | — | #2,343 | — |
| 1943 | 12 | — | #2,777 | — |
| 1942 | 13 | — | #2,600 | — |
| 1941 | 11 | — | #2,756 | — |
| 1940 | 6 | — | #4,102 | — |
| 1939 | 9 | — | #3,027 | — |
| 1938 | 9 | — | #3,052 | — |
| 1937 | 6 | — | #4,040 | — |
| 1935 | 5 | — | #4,555 | — |
| 1933 | 6 | — | #3,980 | — |