Recorded 1995–2019 Girls' name Peak 1999 46 births

Kyala — girls' name

46 babies named Kyala in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s232000s172010s6
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Kyala was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kyala in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kyala

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Kyala between 1995 and 2019, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kyala currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kyala performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kyala shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kyala 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 46 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.

Kyala at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

46

Since 1995

25 years of records

Peak year

1999

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1995

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2019

Kyala popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1995

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1999)
7
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20192005200120001999199719961995 5

Kyala by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
23 births that decade — 50% of Kyala's all-time total
1990s232000s172010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyala?
46 babies have been named Kyala since 1995. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1999 with 7 births.
When was Kyala most popular?
Kyala was most popular in the 1990s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Kyala been used?
Kyala has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 25 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Kyala?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kya, Kyara, Kyah, Kyana, 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, 1995–2019 (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.