Spellings

Kayla or Kyla?

In the US in 2025, 41% of babies in this name family were spelled Kayla and 25% Kyla. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Kayla already led in 2015, with 60% of the family's births; it has 41% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 4,549 to 2,031 births (−55%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Kayla2,740838−69%
Kyla921512−44%
Keyla348331−5%
Keila169136−20%
Kylah230126−45%
Kaila14188−38%

How they sound

  • Kayla /ˈkeɪlə/ (KAY-luh)
  • Kyla /ˈkaɪlə/ (KY-luh)
  • Keyla /ˈkeɪlə/ (KAY-luh)
  • Keila /ˈkeɪlə/ (KAY-luh)
  • Kylah /ˈkaɪlə/ (KYE-luh)
  • Kaila /ˈkeɪlə/ (KAY-luh)

In France

In France in 2025: Kayla 330 births (#162 among girls), Keyla 75 births (#564 among girls), Keila 20 births and Kaila 40 births (#884 among girls). The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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