Female name
Kayla
6,651 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2011. Expression number: 5.
Origin
A modern invention possibly based on Kay or Michaela; possibly formed on the pattern of Layla.From Wiktionary, entry “Kayla”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2011: 604 births. 6,651 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 98th among girls' names in 2011. It is still given: 597 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1991: 18,580 births. 347,144 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. At its peak, it ranked 11th among girls' names in 1995. It really came into use around 1946. It is still given: 5,075 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2011: 306 births. 2,609 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s and 2010s. At its peak, it ranked 21st among girls' names in 2011. It really came into use around 2000. It is still given: 226 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 4,370 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 3,036 | 1980–2025 | 57th in 2011 |
| Switzerland | 644* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Argentina | 451 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Belgium | 48 | 2014–2023 | — |
| Berlin | 44 | 2012–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown); Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
5
freedom, change, movement
2 + 1 + 7 + 3 + 1 = 14 → 5
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
2
cooperation, sensitivity, connection
1 + 1 = 2
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
3
expression, creativity, sociability
2 + 7 + 3 = 12 → 3
- Digits missing from the name
- 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.