Is Cayla a boy or girl name?
Cayla is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 38 girls and 0 boys were named Cayla, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 10,821 US babies named Cayla were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,890
- Babies named Cayla since 1956
- 10,821
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 469 babies
Boys and girls named Cayla, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 7 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 26 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 74 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,486 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 4,359 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,292 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,365 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 212 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,890 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,390 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,779 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,178 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,028 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,051 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,385 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,550 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 99 | #2,001 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,743 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,448 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,404 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 213 | #1,154 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 195 | #1,229 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 220 | #1,120 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 283 | #942 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 256 | #1,022 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 234 | #1,107 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 300 | #888 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 306 | #833 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 331 | #781 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 351 | #727 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 385 | #661 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 421 | #599 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 425 | #596 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 469 | #538 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 439 | #558 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 420 | #555 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 438 | #535 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 456 | #527 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 400 | #574 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 433 | #546 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 410 | #568 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 463 | #509 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 431 | #550 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 377 | #580 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 324 | #618 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 290 | #648 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,035 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,433 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,514 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,304 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,624 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,612 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,370 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,654 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,460 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,592 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,388 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,897 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,331 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,454 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,503 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,174 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,624 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,112 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,698 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,720 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,688 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,888 |
Highest rank
Cayla has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #509 in 1991. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cayla
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.