Gender: Girl
Meaning: Crown of laurel, pure, beloved
Origin: Arabic/Hebrew/Irish
Popularity: Ranked #336 in 2024 with 931 babies born.
History: Kayla exploded in the 1980s after the character Kayla Brady appeared on Days of Our Lives — one of the most dramatic examples of a soap opera character creating a name trend. Before the show, Kayla barely existed. Within a decade it was top 20. Kayla represents the absolute power of American television to create names from thin air.
Name length: 5 letters
How common is Kayla? About 1 in 3,575 babies born in 2024 were named Kayla, or roughly 2.6 per day in the United States.
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