Kaylah: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “crown of laurels”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- KAY-luh · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Kaylah is commonly treated as a variant spelling of Kayla. Kayla is widely explained as deriving from Michaela or from a form influenced by Kelila, a Hebrew name meaning 'crown' or 'laurel.'
How popular is Kaylah?
Babies named Kaylah in 202436
2024 rank#4,047 girls
Peak year1999
Total US babies since 18806,481
Kaylah is fading: recent use is about 29% of its level ten years before.
Names like Kaylah
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Kaylamodern name, probably from Kay and -la · American (modern coinage)
- Kayleighmodern variant of Kaylee · American (modern coinage)
- Keylamodern coinage; often linked to Kayla · American (modern coinage)
- Kailalaurel, crown · Hebrew
- Caylamodern variant of Kayla · American (modern coinage)
- Kaelamodern variant of Kayla · American (modern coinage)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
- Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
Kaylah questions
What does the name Kaylah mean?
Kaylah means "crown of laurels". It comes from Hebrew. Kaylah is commonly treated as a variant spelling of Kayla. Kayla is widely explained as deriving from Michaela or from a form influenced by Kelila, a Hebrew name meaning 'crown' or 'laurel.'
Is Kaylah a boy or girl name?
Kaylah is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Kaylah?
36 US babies were named Kaylah in 2024. Its peak year was 1999.
How do you pronounce Kaylah?
Kaylah is usually pronounced KAY-luh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.