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Kyla

Girl

Meaning of Kyla: Irish: 'slender'

Kyla is a girl's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 567th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 795th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#567

512 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#795

47 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

43,703

First recorded 1940 · peak 2004

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 360 babies1982: 371 babies1983: 351 babies1984: 369 babies1985: 336 babies1986: 371 babies1987: 485 babies1988: 546 babies1989: 580 babies1990: 596 babies19901991: 645 babies1992: 706 babies1993: 638 babies1994: 626 babies1995: 625 babies1996: 997 babies1997: 1,124 babies1998: 1,177 babies1999: 1,245 babies2000: 1,363 babies20002001: 1,295 babies2002: 1,705 babies2003: 2,028 babies2004: 2,044 babies2005: 1,770 babies2006: 1,693 babies2007: 1,528 babies2008: 1,411 babies2009: 1,248 babies2010: 1,284 babies20102011: 1,111 babies2012: 1,115 babies2013: 1,026 babies2014: 919 babies2015: 921 babies2016: 889 babies2017: 807 babies2018: 728 babies2019: 674 babies2020: 621 babies20202021: 626 babies2022: 546 babies2023: 527 babies2024: 554 babies2025: 512 babies
US babies named Kyla per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,044.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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