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Kayla

Kayla holds the #364 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 838 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #215 in 2020 to #364 today. Its strongest year on record was 1995 (#11 nationally, 16,087 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1933. The name's biggest fan base is in New Jersey (#114 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#364
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#11
in 1995 (1990s)
Babies in 2025
838
girls named Kayla

Kayla popularity, 1880–2025

0.27%0.53%0.80%1.1%18801900192019401960198020002020#11 in 1995
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1995

Where Kayla is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kayla in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Kayla in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kayla in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kayla in 2025NH—Washington: #541 (12 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)WA#541Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kayla in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Kayla in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kayla in 2025ND—Minnesota: #459 (11 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MN#459Wisconsin: #518 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)WI#518Michigan: #457 (18 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MI#457New York: #205 (82 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)NY#205Massachusetts: #215 (26 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)MA#215Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kayla in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Kayla in 2025OR—Nevada: #508 (5 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NV#508Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kayla in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kayla in 2025SD—Iowa: #565 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IA#565Illinois: #402 (26 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)IL#402Indiana: #317 (22 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)IN#317Ohio: #347 (32 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)OH#347Pennsylvania: #374 (29 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)PA#374New Jersey: #114 (65 girls, 0.18% of girls born 2025)NJ#114Connecticut: #350 (8 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)CT#350California: #265 (124 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)CA#265Utah: #539 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)UT#539Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Kayla in 2025CO—Nebraska: #335 (6 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)NE#335Missouri: #589 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MO#589Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Kayla in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kayla in 2025WV—Virginia: #433 (18 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)VA#433Maryland: #176 (29 girls, 0.15% of girls born 2025)MD#176Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kayla in 2025DE—Arizona: #446 (15 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)AZ#446New Mexico: #217 (7 girls, 0.15% of girls born 2025)NM#217Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kayla in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kayla in 2025AR—Tennessee: #603 (12 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)TN#603North Carolina: #601 (17 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)NC#601South Carolina: #519 (9 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)SC#519District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kayla in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Kayla in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kayla in 2025LA—Mississippi: #384 (7 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)MS#384Alabama: #574 (8 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)AL#574Georgia: #581 (18 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)GA#581Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kayla in 2025HI—Texas: #397 (84 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)TX#397Florida: #281 (67 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)FL#281
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Jersey (#114), New Mexico (#217), Maryland (#176)

Uniqueness score

36/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind

A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Kayla in the most recent year of SSA data.

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