girl's name
Keyla
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 11,764
the United States
#821
2025 births
Keyla is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 331 babies in the United States, ranking #821. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2016, when 428 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 10,016 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1961.
Keyla 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 | 19 |
| 1970s | 152 |
| 1980s | 340 |
| 1990s | 1,055 |
| 2000s | 2,846 |
| 2010s | 3,582 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,887 |
How popular is Keyla?
In 2025, Keyla was given to 331 babies in the United States, ranking #821 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Keyla 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 Keyla is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Kéyla | Kéyla is a rare spelling of Keyla, written with an acute accent and recorded about 20 times, mostly in France. | 20 |
| Këyla | Këyla is a rare spelling of Keyla, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Keyla
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Keyla also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Keyla over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Keyla
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Keyla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Keyla
How popular is the name Keyla?
In 2025, Keyla was given to 331 babies in the United States, ranking #821 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Keyla a girl's or a boy's name?
Keyla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Keyla most popular?
Keyla peaked in 2016, when 428 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Keyla a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Keyla currently ranks #576 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.