Kyla
A girls’ name of Scottish Gaelic origin, meaning narrow strait; form of Kyle.
Babies a year
802
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#580
down from #548
UK popularity
#778
47 babies
How Kyla has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #358 |
| 2016 | #367 |
| 2017 | #387 |
| 2018 | #437 |
| 2019 | #464 |
| 2020 | #491 |
| 2021 | #498 |
| 2022 | #557 |
| 2023 | #565 |
| 2024 | #548 |
| 2025 | #580 |
In 2025, 47 babies in England and Wales were named Kyla. In the US, 802 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 2,038 in 2004.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Kyla was most common in 2005, when it went to 0.09% of American babies of that sex.
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