Recorded 1997–2016 Girls' name Peak 2000 58 births

Kyela — girls' name

58 babies named Kyela in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s422010s5
2000s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Kyela was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kyela in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kyela

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Kyela between 1997 and 2016, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kyela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kyela performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kyela shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kyela 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 58 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.

Kyela at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

58

Since 1997

20 years of records

Peak year

2000

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1997

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2016

Kyela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1997

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2000)
8
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
456789 201620072006200520042003200019981997 5

Kyela by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
42 births that decade — 72% of Kyela's all-time total
1990s112000s422010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyela?
58 babies have been named Kyela since 1997. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2000 with 8 births.
When was Kyela most popular?
Kyela was most popular in the 2000s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Kyela been used?
Kyela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 20 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Kyela?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyesha, Kyera, Kyerra, Kye, 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, 1997–2016 (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.