How Many People Are Named Kaela?
An estimated 6,156 people in the United States have the first name Kaela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Kaela peaked in popularity in 1996 with 345 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kaela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kaela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,156
About 1 in 55,678 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1996
345 births
Total Registered
6,338
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kaela
Kaela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,338 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kaela as a female name
Ranked #5,347 in 2024
24 female births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (345 births)
Kaela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kaela span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,847 babies were registered. Kaela has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kaela by Decade
How has Kaela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kaela by State
Birth registrations for Kaela span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Oklahoma, Nevada. On average, about 124 Kaelas were registered per state.
Kaela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kaela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kaela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kaela?
We estimate approximately 6,156 people named Kaela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 55,678 Americans share this first name.
Is Kaela a common name?
Kaela is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,338 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kaela most popular?
Kaela reached peak popularity in 1996, when 345 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kaela is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kaela a female name?
Kaela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kaela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kaela Smith, Kaela Johnson, Kaela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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