Kalayla

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 9 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Kalayla by the numbers

Kalayla was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 12 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Kalayla

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kalayla. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Kalaya56 in the US (2017)
  • Kalyla7 in the US (2017)
  • Kalayna5 in the US (2017)
  • Kamylaperfect, complete; a respelling of Kamila55 in the US (2017)
  • Kalilafriend, beloved companion9 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kamalalotus flower10 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Kalayla

Names that are said the same way as Kalayla, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Kalilahfriend; beloved; a form of Khalilah8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Khalilahfriend, companion; feminine form of khalil17 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Khalilabeloved friend; feminine form of Khalil3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kalylah5 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Kalayla

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