Keyla

“Variant of Kayla — modern coinage — possibly based on Kay or Michaela, patterned on Layla” — Modern coinage origin

Girl's name · #821 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Keyla's best rank, #683, came in 2016; it has settled back to #821 today. Roughly 9,900 girls have been named Keyla since 1961. Together with its spelling variant Keila (#1551), Keyla would rank around #626 with about 470 births last year — the newborns split about 71/29 between Keyla and Keila.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,100 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 3,800 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 8,100 girls in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Keylas

Keyla Ávila — Honduran taekwondo athlete
Keyla Monterroso Mejia — American actress and comedian
Keyla Ohs — Canadian figure skater
Keyla Orozco — Cuban composer

In stories & tradition

Keyla Detmer — Desperate Hours · The Vulcan Hello

What Keylas become

Among 20 notable people named Keyla:

Sports figures appear 2.23× more often than among typical names — e.g. Keyla Ávila, Honduran taekwondo athlete.

Similar names: Zayla · Skyla · Keily · Aila · Jaliyah · Aviana

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