Total births
16
Girls' name · since 2007
Kayella
16 babies named Kayella in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16644
- among girls today
- 16
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 6%
- more common than other girls
Kayella currently ranks #16644 among girls' names in America, with 16 babies recorded since 2007.
Social Security Administration records show Kayella recorded 16 times among girls since 2007, holding rank #16644 nationally today, ahead of 6% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2024.
- #16644 among girls today
- 16 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
- 6% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Kayella is currently the #16644 girls' name in America, more common than 6% of girls - 16 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16644
- among girls today
- 16
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 6%
- more common than other girls
Kayella vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16644
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 6% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
38% of everyone ever named Kayella was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
6 babies were named Kayella in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
How Kayella compares
16 6th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kayella's all-time total is 96% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kayella | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 48 | 19,840 |
Kayella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kayella splits its recorded history at 2012: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kayella at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2012
Current rank
#16,644
Active since
2007
Kayella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2024
- Peak year (2012)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Kayella by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Kayella's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kayella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6 births (38% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kayella? ▼
Kayella has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 2007, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #16644 as of the latest data. 6 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
When was Kayella most popular? ▼
Kayella was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Kayella been used? ▼
Kayella has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 18 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kayella? ▼
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.
What to do with Kayella's data
- Kayella's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kayella
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2007–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kayella: #16644 Girls' Name - 16 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kayella. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kayella 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 June 2026.