girl's name
Kaela
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 7,299
Northern Ireland
#501
2011 births
Kaela is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1996, when 345 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 174,520 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1967.
Kaela over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 7 |
| 1970s | 65 |
| 1980s | 961 |
| 1990s | 2,847 |
| 2000s | 1,913 |
| 2010s | 434 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 131 |
How popular is Kaela?
In 2025, Kaela was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kaela is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Kaela is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Kaëla | Kaëla is a rare spelling of Kaela, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 80 times, mostly in France. | 80 |
Names that peaked alongside Kaela
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kaela also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kaela over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kaela
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kaela — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kaela
How popular is the name Kaela?
In 2025, Kaela was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kaela a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaela is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kaela most popular?
Kaela peaked in 1996, when 345 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kaela a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kaela currently ranks #4,185 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.