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The name Kayla peaked for boys at #1585 in 1988. Kayla is also used for girls, ranking #364 in 2025.

The name Kayla is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "crown, wreath; fortress; who is like God?".

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Kayla is a modern invented name that emerged in the late 1950s. It may have been inspired by the similar sounding Michaela, though it could equally have come about as a combination of the then popular name popular name Kay and the familiar -la suffix.
 
Alternatively, it may be a variation of the Yiddish name Kaila, which derived from the Hebrew name Kelila or from the Biblical place name, Keila. As such, its meanings could be "crown, wreath, garland" or "fortress, citadel" respectively. 
 
It might even be considered an Anglicization of the Gaelic surnames MacCaollaidhe ("slender") or MacCathail ("battle rule"). 
 
Kayla sprang from obscurity due to a soap opera, Days of Our Lives, in the 1980s to become a superstar, reaching Number 12. While it has now declined in popular, it does still rank in the Top 400 in the US, the UK, and France.

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The name Kayla is currently ranked #364 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #11 in 1995. The name is most popular in KAYLA, KAYLA, and KAYLA. Kayla is occasionally used for boys in 2019.

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