Kayla

Hebrew

"laurel, crown"

Kayla Origin and Meaning

The name Kayla is a girl's name of Arabic, Hebrew origin meaning "laurel, crown".

Kayla is a modern invented name that emerged in the late 1950s. Despite its similarity to the name Michaela, Kayla most likely began as a combination of the then-popular name Kay and -la suffix. Alternatively, it may be a variation of the Yiddish name Kaila, which derived from the Hebrew name Kelila. Kayla can also be considered an Anglicization of the Gaelic surname MacCaollaidhe or MacCathail.

Kayla sprang from obscurity due to a soap opera, Days of Our Lives, in the 1980s to become a superstar, reaching Number 12. After giving birth to the related Mikayla and Kaylee, Kayla's now fallen in the charts. She's made more recent media appearances on Desperate Housewives and NCIS.

Kayla Rank in US Top 1000

# 336 in the US

Kayla Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 383 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Kayla

• 336 US 2024
• 383 Nameberry 2025
• 175 Canada 2024
• 332 England 2024
• 172 scotland 2024
• 91 Ireland 2019
• 89 New Zealand 2014
• 468 Germany 2016

20 Names Similar to Kayla

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Famous People Named Kayla

• Kayla Collins American model
• Kayla Noelle Ewell American actress
• Kayla Radomski American dancer and finalist on "So You Think You Can Dance"
• Kayla Pedersen American basketball player
• Kayla McBride American basketball player
• Kayla Harrison American judoka
• Kayla McCormick sister of American actress Sierra McCormick
• Kayla Barclay Hall American beauty queen; Miss Utah 2008
• Kayla Martell American beauty queen; Miss Delaware 2010
• Kayla Blake (born Elsie Mapuana Sniffen) American actress
• Kayla Denise Parker American R&B singer
• Kayla Reeves American pop singer of the Trans,Siberian Orchestra
• Kayla McAlister New Zealand rugby player
• Kayla McCall Tausche American TV journalist
• Kayla J. Yoo South Korean pop singer
• Kayla Schmucker Abe and Rebecca Schmucker's daughter from TLC's Breaking Amish
• Kayla Deitz daughter of TV personality Terry Deitz ("Survivor")
• Kayla Jacquelyn Haas (b. 2006) daughter of pro wrestlers Charlie Haas and Jackie Gayda
• Kayla Brianna Smith daughter of basketball player Kenny Smith
• Kayla Leslie Caballero daughter of skateboarder Steve Caballero
• Kayla Earnhardt daughter of NASCAR driver Kerry Earnhardt
• Kayla Moody Instagram Model & U.S. Military Wife

The name Kayla in Pop Culture

• Kayla Brady character on TV soap "Days of Our Lives"
• Kayla Robinson character in the "House of Night" series
• Kayla Huntington character on TV's "Desperate Housewives"
• Kayla Vance character on TV's "NCIS"
• Kayla character in movie "Carpool"
• Kayla daughter of Apollo, in Trials of Apollo series by Rick Riordan
• Kayla stepsister to Cinderella in Whatever After series (sister to Beatrice and daughter to Betty)
• Kayla lead character from the film "Eighth Grade"
• Kayla character in Suspu's webcomic "Shootaround".
• Kayla Morgan main character in movie "Cloud 9"