Recorded 1983–2015 Girls' name Peak 1992 350 births

Kayela — girls' name

350 babies named Kayela in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

350 girls have been named Kayela since 1983, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2015.

350
total births
1983–2015
years on record
1990s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Kayela was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

28 babies were named Kayela in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kayela

The Social Security Administration has registered 350 babies named Kayela between 1983 and 2015, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kayela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kayela performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 177 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kayela shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kayela 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 350 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.

Kayela at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

350

Since 1983

33 years of records

Peak year

1992

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1983

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2015

Kayela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1983

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1992)
28
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Kayela by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
177 births that decade — 51% of Kayela's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kayela?
350 babies have been named Kayela since 1983. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1992 with 28 births.
When was Kayela most popular?
Kayela was most popular in the 1990s decade with 177 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Kayela been used?
Kayela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 33 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Kayela?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kayla, Kaylee, Kay, Kayleigh, 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, 1983–2015 (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.