Girls' name · since 1933
Kayla
Kayla has 346,570 recorded births since 1933 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #106 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #365 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 346,570
- born since 1933
- 1990s
- peak decade
346,570 babies have been named Kayla since 1933, making it today's #365 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayla has been recorded 346,570 times among girls since 1933, currently ranked #365 nationally and more common than 98% of girls, 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 1933 to 2025.
- #106 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #365 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 346,570 born since 1933
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayla ranks #106 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #365 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 346,570 born since 1933, peaking in the 1990s.
- #106 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #365 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 346,570
- born since 1933
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kayla's 346,570 recorded births place it above 99.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kayla compares
346,570 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,297 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
Kayla's all-time total is 922x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kayla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 346,570 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18,545 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kayla's full recorded timeline at 1980, 99% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 1% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1935, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 18,545 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kayla popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 18,545
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Kayla popularity over time - boys
574 total births recorded since 1983 (Kayla as boys' name)
Kayla by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (155,893 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Kayla's strongest decade.
155,893 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Kayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 35
1930s
35 births
- 1940s 161
1940s
161 births
- 1950s 700
1950s
700 births
- 1960s 1,488
1960s
1,488 births
- 1970s 1,942
1970s
1,942 births
- 1980s 55,291
1980s
55,291 births
- 1990s
1990s
155,893 births
- 2000s
2000s
94,356 births
- 2010s 30,289
2010s
30,289 births
- 2020s 6,415
2020s
6,415 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 155,893 births (45% of all-time use).
How Kayla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kayla's total volume
Kayla by state
Where Kayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 33,780 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 25,653 | 7.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 22,324 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 18,669 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 15,510 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 14,778 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 13,617 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 11,933 | 3.4% |
33,780 of 346,570 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Kayla appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kayla's data
- Kayla's decade-level peak was the 1990s (155,893 total births); usage has since declined to 6,415 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kaylas (33,780 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1933–2025 (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 Kayla 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.