Trend of the Popularity of Kayla as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 838 female babies that were named Kayla in the US, which was 0.05% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Kayla peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1991 with a count of 18,545 babies, which was 0.99% of the total female babies born in the US in 1991.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Kayla, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Kayla.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Kayla in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Kayla in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Kayla from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Kayla as a Female Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	314	0.02
1981	317	0.02
1982	2275	0.13
1983	3527	0.21
1984	2681	0.16
1985	2608	0.15
1986	4657	0.27
1987	10576	0.61
1988	13433	0.75
1989	14903	0.81
1990	17538	0.92
1991	18545	0.99
1992	16517	0.90
1993	15453	0.85
1994	15885	0.89
1995	16087	0.92
1996	15269	0.87
1997	13885	0.80
1998	13422	0.76
1999	13292	0.75
2000	13313	0.73
2001	11892	0.66
2002	11310	0.63
2003	10957	0.60
2004	9773	0.53
2005	8620	0.47
2006	8226	0.43
2007	7583	0.39
2008	6835	0.36
2009	5847	0.32
2010	5060	0.28
2011	4336	0.25
2012	3776	0.21
2013	3261	0.19
2014	3012	0.17
2015	2740	0.15
2016	2471	0.14
2017	2128	0.12
2018	1892	0.11
2019	1613	0.10
2020	1340	0.08
2021	1217	0.07
2022	1133	0.07
2023	952	0.06
2024	935	0.06
2025	838	0.05