Kyla
A feminine form of Kyle, which comes from a Scottish place name and surname based on Gaelic caol, meaning narrow or a strait.
Kyla in 2025
Kyla was given to 512 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,150th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 6,475 babies born.
The history of Kyla
Kyla reached its highest point in 2004, when 2,044 babies were given the name, ranking 353rd that year.
Across the 86 years of records since 1940, 43,703 babies have been named Kyla. Half of them were born before 2004, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Kyla by decade
| Decade | Babies named Kyla | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 20 | 6,359 |
| 1950s | 221 | 2,950 |
| 1960s | 542 | 2,059 |
| 1970s | 1,524 | 989 |
| 1980s | 4,072 | 792 |
| 1990s | 8,379 | 503 |
| 2000s | 16,085 | 353 |
| 2010s | 9,474 | 529 |
| 2020s | 3,386 | 971 |
Where Kyla is heading
Kyla has fallen 44% over the past decade, from 921 babies in 2015 to 512 in 2025.
Names like Kyla
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Kyla.