Kayla Name Popularity
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How popular is Kayla?
The somewhat popular name Kayla was the 149th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.This top 250 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.
Its highest popularity RANKING of #11 was reached for the first time in 1995 and as recently as 1996.
Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1991 with 18,544 occurrences.
The least amount of newborns dubbed Kayla in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1936.
Approximately during the years 1943-1951, 1952-1962, 1966-1969, and 1973-1991, the name Kayla took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1994-2017.
Sometimes the name Kayla has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.
Where is the name Kayla popularity headed?
Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.
For a number of years, the name Kayla has been spiralling downward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Kayla has dropped.
The name Kayla is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Kayla is much less frequently used as a given name.
for Percentages.| Kayla (Girl) | Kayla (Boy) | ||||
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| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 1,875 | 149 | 5 | 13,091 |
| 2017 | | 2,118 | 138 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 2,462 | 129 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 2,736 | 115 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 3,007 | 101 | < 5 | -- |
| 2013 | | 3,256 | 95 | 7 | 10,197 |
| 2012 | | 3,770 | 69 | < 5 | -- |
| 2011 | | 4,327 | 59 | 5 | 13,341 |
| 2010 | | 5,055 | 49 | 8 | 9,236 |
| 2009 | | 5,840 | 35 | 6 | 11,737 |
| 2008 | | 6,834 | 28 | 9 | 8,662 |
| 2007 | | 7,576 | 26 | 14 | 6,100 |
| 2006 | | 8,224 | 26 | < 5 | -- |
| 2005 | | 8,616 | 25 | 20 | 4,390 |
| 2004 | | 9,768 | 18 | 40 | 2,672 |
| 2003 | | 10,953 | 16 | 23 | 3,785 |
| 2002 | | 11,310 | 19 | 14 | 5,268 |
| 2001 | | 11,891 | 17 | 17 | 4,587 |
| 2000 | | 13,312 | 13 | 17 | 4,482 |
| 1999 | | 13,289 | 13 | 24 | 3,320 |
| 1998 | | 13,422 | 12 | 16 | 4,302 |
| 1997 | | 13,884 | 12 | 14 | 4,575 |
| 1996 | | 15,269 | 11 | 22 | 3,253 |
| 1995 | | 16,086 | 11 | 20 | 3,375 |
| 1994 | | 15,884 | 12 | 22 | 3,172 |
| 1993 | | 15,449 | 16 | 24 | 2,904 |
| 1992 | | 16,517 | 13 | 34 | 2,234 |
| 1991 | | 18,544 | 12 | 35 | 2,119 |
| 1990 | | 17,538 | 14 | 19 | 3,240 |
| 1989 | | 14,902 | 20 | 47 | 1,668 |
| 1988 | | 13,431 | 20 | 46 | 1,585 |
| 1987 | | 10,576 | 27 | 17 | 3,017 |
| 1986 | | 4,657 | 64 | 15 | 3,206 |
| 1985 | | 2,607 | 108 | 16 | 3,017 |
| 1984 | | 2,681 | 100 | 8 | 4,773 |
| 1983 | | 3,526 | 81 | 6 | 5,879 |
| 1982 | | 2,275 | 133 | < 5 | -- |
| 1981 | | 318 | 581 | < 5 | -- |
| 1980 | | 313 | 593 | < 5 | -- |
| 1979 | | 256 | 673 | < 5 | -- |
| 1978 | | 237 | 672 | < 5 | -- |
| 1977 | | 226 | 693 | < 5 | -- |
| 1976 | | 202 | 726 | < 5 | -- |
| 1975 | | 184 | 770 | < 5 | -- |
| 1974 | | 180 | 771 | < 5 | -- |
| 1973 | | 149 | 866 | < 5 | -- |
| 1972 | | 182 | 763 | < 5 | -- |
| 1971 | | 168 | 827 | < 5 | -- |
| 1970 | | 158 | 852 | < 5 | -- |
| 1969 | | 192 | 730 | < 5 | -- |
| 1968 | | 140 | 866 | < 5 | -- |
| 1967 | | 134 | 881 | < 5 | -- |
| 1966 | | 144 | 832 | < 5 | -- |
| 1965 | | 147 | 820 | < 5 | -- |
| 1964 | | 163 | 822 | < 5 | -- |
| 1963 | | 156 | 837 | < 5 | -- |
| 1962 | | 166 | 813 | < 5 | -- |
| 1961 | | 116 | 1,007 | < 5 | -- |
| 1960 | | 130 | 935 | < 5 | -- |
| 1959 | | 116 | 983 | < 5 | -- |
| 1958 | | 103 | 1,033 | < 5 | -- |
| 1957 | | 101 | 1,042 | < 5 | -- |
| 1956 | | 69 | 1,255 | < 5 | -- |
| 1955 | | 67 | 1,233 | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 60 | 1,280 | < 5 | -- |
| 1953 | | 49 | 1,400 | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 47 | 1,425 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | 51 | 1,308 | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 37 | 1,535 | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | 24 | 1,985 | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | 30 | 1,723 | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 16 | 2,581 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 23 | 1,947 | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | 11 | 2,833 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 15 | 2,343 | < 5 | -- |
| 1943 | | 12 | 2,777 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 13 | 2,601 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | 11 | 2,757 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 6 | 4,100 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 9 | 3,029 | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | 9 | 3,053 | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | 6 | 4,040 | < 5 | -- |
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| 1935 | | 5 | 4,554 | < 5 | -- |
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