Kyela
Kyela is one of the seven districts of Mbeya Region, Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Rungwe District, to the northeast by Njombe Region, to the southeast by Lake Nyasa, to the south by Malawi and to the west by Ileje District.
Meaning & Origin of Kyela
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kyela is one of the seven districts of Mbeya Region, Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Rungwe District, to the northeast by Njombe Region, to the southeast by Lake Nyasa, to the south by Malawi and to the west by Ileje District.
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The Story of Kyela
Kyela first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 8 Kyelas were born — ranking #10,745 that year. As of 2026, Kyela ranks #16,210 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 58 Kyelas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kyela
Kyela is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 58 births in the dataset. Kyela's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #10,745. Use the chart and map above to compare Kyela's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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