Is Kaela a boy or girl name?
Kaela is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 24 girls and 0 boys were named Kaela, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 6,338 US babies named Kaela were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,347
- Babies named Kaela since 1967
- 6,338
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 345 babies
Boys and girls named Kaela, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 7 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 65 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 961 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,847 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,913 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 433 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 112 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,347 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,148 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,086 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,806 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,185 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,068 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,889 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,990 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,437 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,446 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,391 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,670 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,918 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,649 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,551 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,255 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,631 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,418 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,375 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,298 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,156 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 226 | #1,020 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 240 | #934 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 265 | #861 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 254 | #867 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 323 | #700 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 304 | #727 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 335 | #657 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 345 | #648 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 299 | #703 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 258 | #793 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 235 | #839 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 242 | #829 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 258 | #794 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 248 | #808 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 252 | #771 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 192 | #903 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 182 | #915 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,428 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,640 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,004 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,001 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,196 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,225 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,543 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,476 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,449 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,893 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,894 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,719 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,203 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,974 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,214 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,578 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,705 |
Highest rank
Kaela has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #648 in 1996. 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 Kaela
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.