Recorded 1986–2016 Girls' name Peak 1997 209 births

Kashayla — girls' name

209 babies named Kashayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

209 girls have been named Kashayla since 1986, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2016.

209
total births
1986–2016
years on record
1990s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Kashayla was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

17 babies were named Kashayla in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kashayla

The Social Security Administration has registered 209 babies named Kashayla between 1986 and 2016, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kashayla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kashayla performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 97 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kashayla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kashayla 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 209 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.

Kashayla at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

209

Since 1986

31 years of records

Peak year

1997

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1986

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2016

Kashayla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1986

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1997)
17
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Kashayla by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
97 births that decade — 46% of Kashayla's all-time total
1980s211990s972000s802010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kashayla?
209 babies have been named Kashayla since 1986. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1997 with 17 births.
When was Kashayla most popular?
Kashayla was most popular in the 1990s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Kashayla been used?
Kashayla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 31 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Kashayla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kassandra, Kasey, Kassidy, Kasandra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1986–2016 (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.