How Many People Are Named Keyla?
An estimated 9,401 people in the United States have the first name Keyla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Keyla peaked in popularity in 2016 with 428 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Keyla 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 Keyla paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Keyla is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
9,401
About 1 in 36,459 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2016
428 births
Total Registered
9,547
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Keyla
Keyla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,547 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Keyla as a female name
Ranked #805 in 2024
349 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (428 births)
Keyla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Keyla span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,582 babies were registered. While Keyla is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Keyla by Decade
How has Keyla 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.
Keyla by State
Birth registrations for Keyla span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Nebraska, Iowa, Arkansas. On average, about 230 Keylas were registered per state.
Keyla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Keyla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Keyla
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Keyla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keyla?
We estimate approximately 9,401 people named Keyla 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 36,459 Americans share this first name.
Is Keyla a common name?
Keyla is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,547 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Keyla most popular?
Keyla reached peak popularity in 2016, when 428 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Keyla is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Keyla a female name?
Keyla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Keyla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Keyla Smith, Keyla Johnson, Keyla 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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