Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kaylea isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaylea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,107
- 0 boys · 3,107 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 158 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,102 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −45%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,102 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 44.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 158 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,643 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kaylea’s family of names
In English usage, Kaylea has a related form in Kaylee. Kaylea has a related form in Kaila.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Kaylea, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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