Is Kyla a boy or girl name?
Kyla is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 552 girls and 0 boys were named Kyla, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 43,183 US babies named Kyla were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #548
- Babies named Kyla since 1940
- 43,183
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 2,044 babies
Boys and girls named Kyla, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 20 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 221 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 542 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,524 | 100% |
| 1980s | 5 | 4,067 | 99.9% |
| 1990s | 13 | 8,366 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 11 | 16,074 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 9,471 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,869 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 552 | #548 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 525 | #565 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 545 | #560 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 626 | #498 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 621 | #492 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 673 | #464 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 728 | #435 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 807 | #388 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 889 | #367 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 920 | #358 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 919 | #356 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,025 | #317 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,115 | #284 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,111 | #285 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,284 | #253 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,248 | #263 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,411 | #245 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,528 | #231 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,693 | #204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,770 | #194 |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,772 | 2,038 | #162 |
| 2003 | 5 | #11,967 | 2,023 | #165 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,705 | #187 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,295 | #247 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,363 | #235 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,245 | #253 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,177 | #264 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,987 | 1,116 | #260 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 997 | #290 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 625 | #411 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 626 | #401 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 638 | #396 |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,219 | 701 | #367 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 645 | #397 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 596 | #428 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 580 | #428 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 546 | #426 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,627 | 480 | #460 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 371 | #547 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 336 | #581 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 369 | #523 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 351 | #535 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 371 | #528 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 360 | #528 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 303 | #606 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 336 | #553 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 195 | #782 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 173 | #853 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 166 | #833 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,104 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 142 | #898 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,138 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,079 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,115 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,186 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,489 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,425 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,274 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,394 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,359 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,550 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,556 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,772 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,975 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,076 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,837 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,138 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,798 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,176 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,373 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,156 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,644 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,120 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,383 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,701 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,063 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,406 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,712 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kyla reached #6,987 in 1997. As a girl name, it reached #162 in 2004. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kyla
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.