Gayla - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Gayla \ga(y)-la\ is a variant of Gail (Hebrew) and Gayle (English), and the meaning of Gayla is "father of exaltation".

The baby name Gayla sounds like Gaila, Cayla, Kayla, Gala, Gaylla, Gayll and Galla. Other similar baby names are Bayla, Dayla, Gayna, Jayla, Layla, Rayla and Tayla.

Gayla is a very popular female first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Gayla. Compare Gayla with related baby names.