Kyla

What Kyla means

Feminine form of Kyle, meaning “narrows”

feminine form of Kyle || From several places in Scotland and Northern Ireland, derived from Gaelic caol (“narrows”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Kyla” (revision 91558416) and “Kyle” (revision 93604512), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Kyla?

US: Falling: down from #357 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #492 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2004, when 2,038 girls got the name (#162 that year). First in the US records in 1940.

How common

• About 1 in 3,139 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 5,389 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 4,473 baby girls in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in HI (3.73 per 1,000 girls), IA (0.76 per 1,000 girls), SC (0.71 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Kyla is #579 in the US and #778 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Kyla were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Kali948 US · 26 E&W
• Kayla838 US · 110 E&W
• Keyla331 US · 5 E&W
• Kylee306 US
• Keila136 US
• Kylah126 US · 9 E&W
• Kaila88 US · 11 E&W
• Gala71 US · 8 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Kyla

Girls

• Faith#254Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #90 in 2015, #254 in 2025
• Natalie#89Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2006, with 10,951 babies; 2,736 in 2025
• Hailey#104“hay + clearing”^*
• Madison#40Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1970, with 5 babies
• Abigail#41“my Father's joy”^*
• Mackenzie#228“son, descendant + of Coinneach”^*

For a brother

• Caleb#58possibly “dog”^*
• Riley#207“rye + clearing, meadow”^*
• Kaleb#295“dog”^*
• Ian#83Editor’s note Steady in the US: #76 in 2015 and #83 in 2025. About 1 in 440 US boys in the 2025 records
• Evan#153“God is gracious”^*
• Nathaniel#140“God has given”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Kyla’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.