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What does Kayla mean?
Kayla ▼ as a girls' name is pronounced KAY-la. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Kayla is "slim and fair". From Caoilainn. Also used as a modern variant of Kayley and Katherine, or as a diminutive of Michaela. Also possibly from the Yiddish name Kelila, meaning "crown of laurel". Initial popularity of the name is due to the character named Kayla on the daytime TV drama "Days of Our Lives". See also Kaylee. Also form of Kay.
ASSOCIATED WITH irish, fair (beautiful), modern, crown (queen), laurel (tree)
Variations
VARIANTS Caela, Caihla, Caila, Cala, Calla, Cayla▼, Caylie, Kaala, Kaela▼, Kaelah, Kahla, Kaila▼, Kailagh, Kailah, Kalae, Kalah, Kalla, Kaylah▼, Kayle▼, Kaylha, Kaylie▼, Kaylin, Kaylla, Kaylyn▼, Keyla▲
SEE ALSO Mckayla, Shayla, Tayla
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA CAOILAINN, KATHERINE, KAYLEE, KAYLEY, KELILA, MICHAELA Caelan, Cay, Caye, Caylee▼, Cayley, Caylia, Kaelee, Kaeley, Kaeli, Kaelie, Kailee, Kailey▼, Kaili, Kailie, Kait, Kaity, Kalee▼, Kaley▼, Kalie▼, Kalin, Karen▼, Karena, Kari▼, Karin▼, Karon▼, Karri▼, Karyn▼, Karynn, Kas, Kasia, Kasja, Kaska, Kass, Kassi, Kassia, Kasya, Kat, Kata, Kate▼, Katee, Katell, Katena, Katey, Katha, Kathi▼, Kathy▼, Kati▼, Katica, Katie▼, Katina▼, Katka, Katla, Katria, Katrya, Katryna, Katy▼, Katya, Kay▼, Kaye▼, Kaylea, Kaylee, Kayleen, Kaylei, Kaylene▼, Kayley▼, Kayli▼, Kaylley, Keelan, Kelula, Kyla, Kyle▼, Makayla▼, Makyla, Mckayla▼, Mikayla▼, Mikyla
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Kola, ..
(male) Kaylil, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Kayla Analise (K.A.), ..
How popular is Kayla?
Kayla is a very popular first name for women (#338 out of 4276, Top 8%) but a rare last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Kayla was first listed in 1950-1959 and reached its peak position of #11 in the U.S. in the year 1996, and is currently at #149. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Kaylee (#97 LAST YEAR), Katherine (#112), Makayla (#232), Kate (#285), Mikayla (#428), Kyla (#438), Katie (#449), Michaela (#529), Karen (#635), Kailey (#683), Keyla (#764), Kaylie (#790), Kaylin (#938), Kailee (#1045), Caylee (#1104), Shayla (#1118), Mckayla (#1315), Kari (#1569), Kayleen (#1573), Kaley (#1609), Kaila (#1653), Calla (#1686), Kaylyn (#1740), Katy (#1790), Kaylene, Kaylei, Kayley, Kayli, Kyle, Kaylea, Makyla, Kayle, Kaylah, Kati, Kaye, Karena, Cayley, Caylie, Kaela, Kaeli, Kailah, Kaili, Kalee, Kalie, Kalin, Karin, Kay, Karon, Karri, Karyn, Kassi, Katey, Kathi, Kathy, Cayla, Katina, Katya and Tayla are the popular alternative forms of Kayla (#149). Other variants, like Kasia, are seldom used. These relations of Kayla were popular as birth names 2 decades ago (MEDIAN #1108) and have become significantly less popular since (#1537, ▼70%). Katherine has been the most recognizable form, though Keyla has gained in usage over time, while forms like Kaila are now less popular.
Similar Names
Kayla▼ is pronounced similarly to Callia, Cally, Kahlei, Kahley, Kala▼, Kaleah, Kallee, Kalley, Kalli▼, Kally, Kaly, Kayllie, Keala, Keela, Keeli, Keelia, Keilah, Kelly▼, Keyley, Keylie, Kilea, Kylah▲, Kylee▼, Kyley and Kylie. Other recommended sound-alike names are Baila, Bayla, Beyla, Dalla, Dayla, Gala, Gayla▼, Hala, Jayla, Jeyla, Kaeya, Kahle, Kaia▲, Kaija, Kaira, Kallan, Kalle, Kama, Kamyla, Karla▼, Karlah, Karna, Karra, Karrla, Karyll, Karysa, Kasha, Katia, Kaya, Kayci, Kayde, Kaydi, Kaylan▼, Kayse, Kaysy, Kyra▼, Laila▲, Lala, Layla▲, Lyla▲, Mala, Naila, Nyla▲, Paula▼, Pavla, Raula, Rayla, Twyla, Vala and Valla. These names tend to be less frequently used than Kayla.
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