Keyla

Keyla: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“modern coinage; often linked to Kayla”
Origin
American (modern coinage)
Say it
KAY-luh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Keyla is often used as a variant of Kayla, but its exact origin is uncertain. In Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking usage, it may also reflect phonetic adaptation of Keila or Kayla.

How popular is Keyla?

2024105 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Keyla in 2024349

2024 rank#804 girls

Peak year2016

Total US babies since 18809,547

Keyla has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Keyla

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)
  • Kailalaurel, crown · Hebrew
  • Caylamodern variant of Kayla · American (modern coinage)
  • Kaylahcrown of laurels · Hebrew
  • Kaelamodern variant of Kayla · American (modern coinage)
  • Samanthauncertain; probably feminine form of Samuel · American (modern coinage)
  • Raelynnmodern blend of Rae and Lynn · American (modern coinage)

Keyla questions

What does the name Keyla mean?

Keyla means "modern coinage; often linked to Kayla". It comes from American (modern coinage). Keyla is often used as a variant of Kayla, but its exact origin is uncertain. In Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking usage, it may also reflect phonetic adaptation of Keila or Kayla.

Is Keyla a boy or girl name?

Keyla is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Keyla?

349 US babies were named Keyla in 2024. Its peak year was 2016.

How do you pronounce Keyla?

Keyla 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.