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Kaela Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Kaela?

The rare name Kaela was the 6,105th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Kaela, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 648, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1996 with 345 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Kaela in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1971.

Approximately during the years 1978-1989, and 1992-1996, the name Kaela took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2001-2005, 2006-2013, and 2016-2017.

Where is the name Kaela popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The popularity trend for Kaela has been spiralling downward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Kaela has dropped significantly.

The name Kaela is very unique and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Kaela has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Kaela (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 20 6,105
2017 27 4,980
2016 46 3,429
2015 32 4,440
2014 47 3,389
2013 42 3,662
2012 59 2,914
2011 67 2,644
2010 72 2,549
2009 87 2,253
2008 139 1,628
2007 168 1,415
2006 166 1,373
2005 172 1,298
2004 196 1,156
2003 226 1,020
2002 240 934
2001 265 860
2000 254 867
1999 323 700
1998 304 727
1997 334 657
1996 345 648
1995 299 703
1994 258 793
1993 235 839
1992 242 829
1991 258 794
1990 248 808
1989 252 771
1988 192 903
1987 182 915
1986 90 1,426
1985 72 1,640
1984 51 2,003
1983 51 2,001
1982 46 2,196
1981 18 4,223
1980 7 8,539
1979 6 9,471
1978 5 10,450
1977 7 7,893
1976 8 6,894
1975 10 5,716
1974 7 7,201
1973 5 8,971
1972 8 6,211
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.