Kayela vs Kay

Side-by-side comparison of Kayela and Kay — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Kayela

Girl name

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Name B

Kay

Girl name · Rank #3897

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Metric Kayela Kay
Current Rank Unranked #3897
Total Births (all years) 350 98,621
Peak Year 1992 1942
Peak Year Births 28 3,622
Peak Decade 1990ss 1940ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1983 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Kayela Kay
1880ss — 31
1890ss — 122
1900ss — 452
1910ss — 2,173
1920ss — 2,665
1930ss — 17,301
1940ss — 32,654
1950ss — 24,645
1960ss — 12,390
1970ss — 2,517
1980ss 75 1,409
1990ss 177 869
2000ss 93 635
2010ss 5 504
2020ss — 254

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kayela Kay
2014 — 60
2015 5 43
2016 — 47
2017 — 51
2018 — 63
2019 — 43
2020 — 42
2021 — 42
2022 — 47
2023 — 48
2024 — 38
2025 — 37

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1983–2015.

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