Kyla
Kyla is a female given name. It is a derivative of the originally Irish and Scottish Gaelic Kyle.
Meaning & Origin of Kyla
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kyla is a female given name. It is a derivative of the originally Irish and Scottish Gaelic Kyle.
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The Story of Kyla
Kyla first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1940, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 2,038 Kylas were born — ranking #162 that year. As of 2026, Kyla ranks #591 for baby girls with 513 births, falling sharply (-23%). In total, more than 44K Kylas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kyla
Kyla is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1940 and has accumulated 44K births in the dataset. Kyla's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #162. Use the chart and map above to compare Kyla'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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