Given name
Kyla
“from the narrow channel”
In English use, Kyla is a feminine form of Kyle. One interpretation is “from the narrow channel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Kyla carries the interpretation “from the narrow channel.” In English use, Kyla is a feminine form of Kyle. One interpretation is “from the narrow channel.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Kyla is used as a feminine counterpart of Kyle.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1940. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kyla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 43,703
- 29 boys · 43,674 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 2,044 babies
- 2025
- 512
- #580 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 512 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 580 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 2,038 in 2004. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (52). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 36,384 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.
Kyla’s family of names
In English usage, Kyla is a feminine form of Kyle. Kyla has a related form in Kylie. Kyla has a related form in Kyle.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 25
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kyla
- Kyla PrattAmerican actress and singerborn 1986
- Kyla KenedyAmerican actressborn 2003
- Kyla RossAmerican artistic gymnastborn 1996
- Kyla RicheyCanadian volleyball playerborn 1989
- KylaBritish singerborn 1983
- KylaSouth Korean singerborn 2001
- Kyla BremnerAustralian wrestlerborn 1977
- Kyla La GrangeEnglish singer-songwriter(United Kingdom)born 1986
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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