Over the past 110 years, 338 240 girls and 83 boys have been named Kayla. The name Kayla ranks 103th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Kayla in 1943. The peak of popularity of the name Kayla came in the 1990s and 2000s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.