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Keyla

100% girls · #821 in the US for girls, 2025

Keyla has been given to about 9,881 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 9,800
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Keyla per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2016 · 428
  • Born in 2025331
  • All time9,881
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Keyla?

Keyla ranks 821st among American girls in 2025, with 331 born that year. Its best year was 2016, when 428 babies were given the name, ranking 683rd. The typical living American called Keyla is about 15 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alabama, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like Keyla

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Keila0.91
  2. Leyla0.85
  3. Kayla0.78
  4. Kyla0.78
  5. Leila0.76
  6. Sheyla0.75
  7. Cayla0.73
  8. Ella0.70

Middle names for Keyla

Ranked by flow score
  1. Keyla Josephine0.84
  2. Keyla Rose0.83
  3. Keyla Louise0.83
  4. Keyla June0.82
  5. Keyla Pearl0.82
  6. Keyla Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Keyla

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Abdullahbrother · 0.99
  2. Blazebrother · 0.99
  3. Amarissister · 0.99
  4. Yarelisister · 0.98
  5. Noorsister · 0.98
  6. Hamzabrother · 0.98

Where Keyla is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Alabama0.03%
  2. Maryland0.02%
  3. Tennessee0.02%
  4. New York0.02%
  5. North Carolina0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Keyla White0.78
  2. Keyla Reyes0.78
  3. Keyla Nguyen0.78
  4. Keyla Moore0.78
  5. Keyla Lee0.78
  6. Keyla Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Keyla

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Keyla across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.