KAYLA  

Gender: F
Origin: Arabic and Hebrew
Meaning: "laurel, crown"

Popularity in 2008: #28

A name that sprang from a soap opera in the 1980s to become a superstar. After giving birth to the related Mikayla and Kaylee, it's still in the Top 30.

Variations:
Kailee, Kaylee, Kailey, Kailah, Kaylah, Kaylene, Kaylea, Kaileah, Kailea, Keyla, Kayleen, Kaila, Kaylia, Keila

Kayla is being discussed in our message boards:

• Kalya
• isla
• Names in Your Child's Class/Daycare/Playgroup
• Yaaaay! A family,you have always dreamed of!
• Layla/Laila/Leyla/Leila?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Kayla:

• NEW NAMES IN THE CELEBRISPHERE
• SOAP OPERA NAMES
• THE SECRET MEANING OF NAMES
• ADDISON & EDISON: Girl-Boy Name Equality
• THE MILLION-BABY NAME