Is Kayla a boy or girl name?
Kayla is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 931 girls and 0 boys were named Kayla, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 346,297 US babies named Kayla were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #336
- Babies named Kayla since 1933
- 346,297
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 18,580 babies
Boys and girls named Kayla, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 35 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 161 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 700 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,488 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,943 | 100% |
| 1980s | 154 | 55,295 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 230 | 155,892 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 160 | 94,356 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 30 | 30,283 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 5,570 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 931 | #336 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 952 | #324 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,132 | #280 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,216 | #254 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,339 | #216 |
| 2019 | 5 | #13,149 | 1,612 | #182 |
| 2018 | 5 | #13,172 | 1,890 | #149 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 2,127 | #138 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 2,470 | #129 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 2,740 | #115 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 3,012 | #101 |
| 2013 | 7 | #10,209 | 3,260 | #96 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 3,776 | #69 |
| 2011 | 5 | #13,359 | 4,336 | #59 |
| 2010 | 8 | #9,247 | 5,060 | #49 |
| 2009 | 6 | #11,742 | 5,847 | #35 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,666 | 6,835 | #28 |
| 2007 | 14 | #6,102 | 7,583 | #26 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 8,226 | #26 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,394 | 8,620 | #25 |
| 2004 | 40 | #2,672 | 9,773 | #18 |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,788 | 10,957 | #16 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,270 | 11,310 | #19 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,590 | 11,892 | #17 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,484 | 13,313 | #13 |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,322 | 13,292 | #13 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,303 | 13,422 | #12 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,575 | 13,885 | #12 |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,254 | 15,269 | #11 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,375 | 16,087 | #11 |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,172 | 15,885 | #12 |
| 1993 | 24 | #2,904 | 15,452 | #16 |
| 1992 | 34 | #2,234 | 16,517 | #13 |
| 1991 | 35 | #2,118 | 18,545 | #12 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,242 | 17,538 | #14 |
| 1989 | 47 | #1,669 | 14,904 | #20 |
| 1988 | 46 | #1,585 | 13,432 | #20 |
| 1987 | 17 | #3,018 | 10,579 | #27 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,353 | 4,657 | #64 |
| 1985 | 16 | #3,018 | 2,608 | #109 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,776 | 2,681 | #100 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,875 | 3,527 | #81 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 2,276 | #133 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 317 | #583 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 314 | #590 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 256 | #673 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 237 | #672 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 226 | #693 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 202 | #726 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 185 | #766 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 180 | #771 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 149 | #866 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 182 | #764 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 168 | #827 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 158 | #852 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 192 | #730 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 139 | #871 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 135 | #878 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 144 | #832 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 147 | #820 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 163 | #822 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 156 | #837 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 166 | #813 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,007 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 130 | #935 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 116 | #985 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,032 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,043 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,256 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,235 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,281 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,400 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,425 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,308 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,536 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,985 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,723 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,581 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,947 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,834 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,343 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,777 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,600 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,756 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,102 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,028 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,052 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,040 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,555 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,980 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kayla reached #1,585 in 1988. As a girl name, it reached #11 in 1995. 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 Kayla
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.