Kayla has been given to about 347,144 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Kayla ranks 364th among American girls in 2025, with 838 born that year. Its best year was 1991, when 18,580 babies were given the name, ranking 12th. The typical living American called Kayla is about 30 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.09% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.