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 [ 2 syll. kay-la, ka-yla ] The girl name Kayla is pronounced KEYLah KEY. Kayla's language of origin is Old Greek, Celtic, and Hebrew. It is predominantly used in the English language. Forms of the name include the Arabic Cala, the English Calla, the English and Arabic Kaela, the English Kahla, the English Kailagh, the English Kalae, the English Kalah, the English Kalla, the English Kaylie, and the English Keyla. Kayla is a form of the English and German Kay in the English language. Kayla is also a form of the English and Irish Kayley in the English language. Kayla is also a pet form of the Dutch, English, and German Michaela in the English language. Kayla is also a form of the English Katherine. Kayla is also a form of the English and Irish Kelly in the English language. Other forms of Kayla include the variant spellings Caela (English), Caihla (English), Caila (English), Cayla (English), Kaala (English), Kaelah (English), Kaila (English), Kailah (English), Kaylah (English), Kaylha (English), and Kaylla (English). See also the related form, the English Keila. Kayla is a very popular baby girl name. The name rose in popularity from the 1960s up to the 1990s. Its usage peaked in 1991 with 0.913% of baby girls being given the name Kayla. It had a ranking of #12 then. The baby name has experienced a drop in frequency since then. In 2008, it ranked at #28 with a usage of 0.328%, but it was nonetheless the most popular among all girl names in its family. Kayla was 28% more commonly used than the 2nd most popular name, the English Katherine, in 2008. Baby names that sound like Kayla include the English and Arabic Kaela, the English Kaelah, the English Kaila, the English Kailah, the English Kaylla, the English Keighla, the English Caela, the English Caila, the English Cayla, the English Kaala, the English Kaelee, the English Kaeleigh, the English Kaeley, the English Kaelly, the English Kaely, the English Kahla, the English Kahlei, the English Kahley, the Hawaiian Kahlia, and the English Kailee. KEY: Pronunciation for Kayla: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
