How Many People Are Named Kayla?
people named Kayla are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,002 people in the US has this name
Based on 347,144 babies named Kayla in Social Security records from 1933 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
18,580 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Kayla (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kayla alive today is about 27 years old, and 54% are under 30. Half of them were between 22 and 34 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kayla first appears in the records in 1933 and was given most often in 1991, to 18,580 babies. In 2025, 838 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1933 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kayla never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #11, in 1995 to 1996, and it was in the top 100 in 30 years between 1983 and 2013. In 2025 it ranked #364.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #364 |
| Best rank | #11 (1995 to 1996) |
| Years in the top 100 | 30 (1983 to 2013) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #12 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kayla alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kayla were born in California than in any other state: about 33,291 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Kayla was given 2 times as often in North Dakota, 1.8 times in West Virginia and 1.7 times in Hawaii.
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