Kyla

“Variant of Kyle — Narrow strait” — Scottish Gaelic origin

Girl's name · #580 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Kyla reached #162 in 2004 and has eased to #580 since. About 44,000 girls have carried it since 1940. Together with its spelling variant Kylah (#1645), Kyla would rank around #481 with about 640 births last year — the newborns split about 80/20 between Kyla and Kylah.

Around the world: about 1 in 990 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 3,000 girls in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 3,500 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 37 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Kylas

Kyla Pratt — American actress and singer
Kyla Kenedy — American actress
Kyla Ross — American artistic gymnast
Kyla Bremner — Australian wrestler
Kyla Richey — Canadian volleyball player

In stories & tradition

Kyla Tyson — Holby City

What Kylas become

Among 70 notable people named Kyla:

Sports figures appear 2.75× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kyla Ross, American artistic gymnast.

Similar names: Cameron · Kylee · Jayla · Makenna · Keira · Ciara

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