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[ 2 syll. kay-la, ka-yla ] The girl name Kayla is pronounced KEYLah †. Kayla's language of origin is Old Greek, Celtic, and Hebrew. It is predominantly used in the English language. In addition, Kayla is a form of the English Katherine. Kayla is also 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 form of the English and Irish Kelly in the English language. Kayla is also a pet form of the Dutch, English, and German Michaela in the English language.
Kayla has 30 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. Forms of the name used in English include Calla, Kaela (used in Arabic too), Kahla, Kailagh, Kailee, Kailey (used in Hebrew too), Kalae, Kalah, Kalla, Kaylea, Kaylee, Kayleen, Kaylene, Kaylia, Kaylie, Keila, and Keyla. Other English forms include the variant spellings Caela, Caihla, Caila, Cayla, Kaala, Kaelah, Kaila, Kailah, Kaylah, Kaylha, and Kaylla. Foreign forms include the Arabic Cala and the name Kailea. See also the related form, the name Jakayla. 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 2009, it ranked at #35 with a usage of 0.288%, but it was nonetheless the 2nd most popular after Kaylee, among all girl names in its family. It was more commonly used than Kayla by 24% in 2009. Baby names that sound like Kayla include the English and Arabic Kaela, the English Kaelah, the English Kaila, the English Kailah, the name Kailynn, the English Kaylla, the English Keighla, the English Caela, the English Caila, the English Cailynn, 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, and the English Kahley.
† 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)"   |
