How Many People Are Named Kyla?
An estimated 42,050 people in the United States have the first name Kyla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Kyla peaked in popularity in 2004 with 2,044 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kyla 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 Kyla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
42,050
About 1 in 8,151 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2004
2,044 births
Total Registered
43,183
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kyla
Kyla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 43,183 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Kyla as a male name
Ranked #10,772 in 2004
6 male births in 2004
Peak: 1997 (8 births)
Kyla as a female name
Ranked #548 in 2024
552 female births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (2,038 births)
Kyla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kyla span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 16,085 babies were registered. Kyla has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kyla by Decade
How has Kyla 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.
Kyla by State
Birth registrations for Kyla span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Vermont, Wyoming, New Hampshire. On average, about 796 Kylas were registered per state.
Kyla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kyla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kyla
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kyla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kyla?
We estimate approximately 42,050 people named Kyla 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 8,151 Americans share this first name.
Is Kyla a common name?
Kyla is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 43,183 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kyla most popular?
Kyla reached peak popularity in 2004, when 2,044 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kyla is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kyla a female name?
Kyla is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kyla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kyla Smith, Kyla Johnson, Kyla 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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