Kayla - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Kayla \ka(y)-la\ is pronounced KAY-la. Variant of Kay; modern variant of Katherine (Greek) "pure"; diminutive of Michaela (Hebrew) "who is like the Lord?". Initial popularity of the name is due to the character named Kayla on the daytime TV drama "Days of Our Lives". See also Kaylee.

Kayla has 9 variant forms: Cayla, Caylie, Kaela, Kaelah, Kaila, Kaylah, Kayle, Kaylin and Kaylyn.

For more information, see also related names McKayla, Shayla, Tayla and Kelila.

Baby names that sound like Kayla are Kalla, Kala, Gayla, Kayli, Kaylea and Kyla.

Kayla is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Kayla. Click here to compare Kayla with related baby names.