Girls' name · since 1987
Kayala
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 23 babies named Kayala, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #44,148 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kayala is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 23 have been recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Kayala recorded 23 times among girls since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 1994.
- #44,148 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 23 born since 1987
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayala ranks #44,148 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1987, peaking in the 1980s.
- #44,148 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kayala's 23 recorded births place it above 38.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kayala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kayala's full recorded timeline at 1989, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kayala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1994
- Peak year (1988)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Kayala by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (18 births, 78% of the file).
1980s was Kayala's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Kayala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 18 births (78% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kayala's data
- Kayala's decade-level peak was the 1980s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kayala: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~7 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1987–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kayala draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.