How Many People Are Named Kayla?
An estimated 335,778 people in the United States have the first name Kayla. While not in the top 50, it remains a well-known name ranking #142 overall. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Kayla peaked in popularity in 1991 with 18,580 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kayla 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 Kayla paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Kayla is overwhelmingly female, 574 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Kayla has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
335,778
About 1 in 1,021 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Common
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1991
18,580 births
Total Registered
346,297
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kayla
Kayla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 346,297 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Kayla as a male name
Ranked #13,149 in 2019
5 male births in 2019
Peak: 1989 (47 births)
Kayla as a female name
Ranked #336 in 2024
931 female births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (18,545 births)
Kayla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kayla span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 156,122 babies were registered. Kayla has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kayla by Decade
How has Kayla 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.
Kayla by State
Birth registrations for Kayla span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska. On average, about 6,742 Kaylas were registered per state.
Kayla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kayla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kayla
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kayla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kayla?
We estimate approximately 335,778 people named Kayla 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 1,021 Americans share this first name.
Is Kayla a common name?
Kayla is classified as "Common" and is more popular than 99.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 346,297 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kayla most popular?
Kayla reached peak popularity in 1991, when 18,580 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kayla is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kayla a female name?
Kayla is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kayla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kayla Smith, Kayla Johnson, Kayla 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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