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What does Gayla mean?
Gayla 
▼ as a name for girls is of Hebrew and English derivation, and the name Gayla means "father of exaltation". Gayla is an alternate spelling of Gail (Hebrew): pet form of Abigail. Gayla is also a derivative of Gayle (English).
Variations
VARIANTS Gaylla, Galia, Galea, Gala, Gaila
RELATIONS VIA GAIL, GAYLE Gael, Gahl, Gaile, Gaill, Gal, Gale▼, Galen, Galena, Gayel, Gayelle, Gayleen, Gaylen, Gaylene, Gayline, Gayll, Gaylle
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Garla, ..
(male) Gaylo, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Gayla Kyla (G.K.), ..
How popular is Gayla?
Gayla is a very prominent first name for females (#1027 out of 4276, Top 24%) but an unusual surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Gayla was first listed in 1930-1939 and reached its highest position of #458 in the U.S. during 1950-1959, but is not found in the list currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Gayla appearing in the Top 2000 are Gail, Gaile, Gala, Gale, Gayle and Gaylene. These forms of Gayla were favored as birth names in the 1950s (ADOPTION OF 0.64%), but now, forms such as Gail have gone out of style.
Similar Names
Gayla▼ is alike in pronunciation to Galla, Gallia, Gallya, Galya, Geila, Geulah, Gilah, Gilia and Gilly. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Baila, Bayla, Beyla, Byla, Caela, Caila, Cala, Calla, Camyla, Carla▼, Cayla▼, Dalla, Darla▼, Dayla, Earla, Gada, Gaia, Gaiea, Galila, Gana, Garda, Gavryla (see Gavrila), Gay▼, Gayna, Geela, Gila, Giula, Glila, Gryta (see Greta), Hala, Jayla, Kaala, Kaela▼, Kahla, Kaila▼, Kala▼, Kalla, Kamyla, Karla▼, Kayla▼, Keyla▲, Laela, Lala, Lalla, Layla▲, Leyla▲, Makyla, Mala, Marla▼, Myla▲, Naila, Nyla▲, Paola▼, Paula▼, Pavla, Raula, Rayla, Shayla▼, Shyla, Skyla▲, Tayla▼, Twyla, Tyla, Vala, Valla and Xyla. These names tend to be less commonly used than Gayla.
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