How Many People Are Named Khayla?
An estimated 789 people in the United States have the first name Khayla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Khayla peaked in popularity in 2000 with 59 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Khayla 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 Khayla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
789
About 1 in 434,416 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2000
59 births
Total Registered
808
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Khayla
Khayla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 808 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Khayla as a female name
Ranked #16,359 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 2000 (59 births)
Khayla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Khayla span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 353 babies were registered. Khayla has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Khayla by Decade
How has Khayla 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.
Khayla by State
Birth registrations for Khayla span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Georgia. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland. On average, about 11 Khaylas were registered per state.
Khayla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Khayla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Khayla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Khayla?
We estimate approximately 789 people named Khayla 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 434,416 Americans share this first name.
Is Khayla a common name?
Khayla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 808 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Khayla most popular?
Khayla reached peak popularity in 2000, when 59 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Khayla is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Khayla a female name?
Khayla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Khayla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Khayla Smith, Khayla Johnson, Khayla 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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