Cayla: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,578

among girls · ↓744 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Cayla · -23% vs 2024

How common

1 in 53,576

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1999

469 babies

All-time total

10,853

#1,581 all-time among girls

First recorded

1956

in Social Security records

Cayla popularity over time

10,853 babies have been named Cayla since 1956, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	7	1	–	#4,888
1960s	26	3	+271%	#6,112
1970s	74	7	+185%	#4,654
1980s	1,486	149	+1908%	#580
1990s	4,359	436	+193%	#509
2000s	3,292	329	-24%	#596
2010s	1,365	137	-59%	#1,120
2020s (to 2025)	244	41	-70%	#3,030

Where Cayla is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	28	0.02	outside top 500
2027	26	0.02	outside top 500
2028	25	0.02	outside top 500
2029	23	0.01	outside top 500
2030	23	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Cayla

Cayla is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,578 in 2025 with 30 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1956, 10,853 American babies have been named Cayla. Its peak came in 1999, when 469 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Cayla stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Cayla?

The median living Cayla is about 27 years old; half are between 20 and 33. An estimated 11 thousand people named Cayla are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Cayla year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	30	#4,578
2024	39	#3,834
2023	47	#3,394
2022	41	#3,717
2021	34	#4,180
2020	53	#3,030
2019	53	#3,053
2018	76	#2,389
2017	69	#2,551
2016	99	#2,002
2015	120	#1,743
2014	157	#1,448
2013	163	#1,404
2012	213	#1,154
2011	195	#1,230
2010	220	#1,120
2009	283	#942
2008	256	#1,022
2007	234	#1,107
2006	300	#888
2005	306	#833
2004	331	#782
2003	351	#727
2002	385	#661
2001	421	#599
2000	425	#596
1995	456	#527
1990	431	#550
1985	88	#1,433
1980	10	#6,370
1975	12	#4,896
1970	6	#7,175
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Cayla, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Cayla?

The median living Cayla is about 27 years old. Half of all living Caylas are between 20 and 33 years old.

How many people named Cayla are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Cayla are alive in the United States, based on 10,853 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Cayla in 2025?

Cayla ranked #4,578 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 30 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Cayla?

10,853 babies have been named Cayla in the United States since 1956, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Cayla most popular?

Cayla peaked in 1999, when 469 newborns received the name.

Is Cayla a boy or girl name?

Cayla is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Cayla rising or falling?

Cayla is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Cayla become more popular?

Cayla is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 23 girls named Cayla in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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