Girls' name · since 1983
Kayela
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 350 babies named Kayela, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,628 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 350
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
350 girls have been named Kayela since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayela has been recorded 350 times among girls since 1983, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2015.
- #14,628 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 350 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayela ranks #14,628 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 350 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,628 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 350
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kayela's 350 recorded births place it above 79.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kayela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kayela's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kayela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2015
- Peak year (1992)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Kayela by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (177 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Kayela's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Kayela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
75 births
- 1990s
1990s
177 births
- 2000s
2000s
93 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 177 births (51% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kayela's data
- Kayela's decade-level peak was the 1990s (177 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- 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 Kayela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1983–2015 (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 Kayela 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.