Recorded 1990–2006 Girls' name Peak 2006 11 births

Kahyla — girls' name

11 babies named Kahyla in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s6
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Kahyla was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kahyla in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kahyla

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Kahyla between 1990 and 2006, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kahyla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kahyla performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kahyla shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kahyla in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kahyla at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

11

Since 1990

17 years of records

Peak year

2006

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1990

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2006

Kahyla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1990

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (2006)
6
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.5 20061990 5

Kahyla by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
6 births that decade — 55% of Kahyla's all-time total
1990s52000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kahyla?
11 babies have been named Kahyla since 1990. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 2006 with 6 births.
When was Kahyla most popular?
Kahyla was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Kahyla been used?
Kahyla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 17 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Kahyla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kahlani, Kahlan, Kahlia, Kahla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.