Keyla: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#821

among girls · ↓19 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

331

named Keyla · -6% vs 2024

How common

1 in 4,856

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2016

428 babies

All-time total

9,881

#1,684 all-time among girls

First recorded

1961

in Social Security records

Keyla popularity over time

9,881 babies have been named Keyla since 1961, 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	–	–	–	–
1960s	19	2	–	#6,198
1970s	152	15	+700%	#2,979
1980s	340	34	+124%	#1,878
1990s	1,055	106	+210%	#1,209
2000s	2,846	285	+170%	#777
2010s	3,582	358	+26%	#683
2020s (to 2025)	1,887	315	-12%	#802

Where Keyla 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	331	0.21	outside top 500
2027	331	0.21	outside top 500
2028	331	0.21	outside top 500
2029	331	0.21	outside top 500
2030	330	0.21	outside top 500

Where Keyla is most popular

Girls named Keyla per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.192 per 1,000. Strongest in Alabama, Maryland, and New Jersey.

Vs national average

well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Keyla born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
Alabama	41	0.437	+127%
Maryland	44	0.415	+116%
New Jersey	74	0.410	+113%
New York	144	0.364	+89%
California	288	0.343	+78%
Texas	243	0.302	+57%
Florida	116	0.271	+41%
Massachusetts	32	0.265	+38%
Virginia	41	0.241	+25%
Nevada	11	0.237	+23%
Tennessee	37	0.234	+21%
Georgia	49	0.216	+12%
Illinois	46	0.201	≈ national
Arizona	25	0.178	-7%
Minnesota	17	0.158	-18%
North Carolina	32	0.141	-27%
Connecticut	8	0.138	-29%
Colorado	14	0.125	-35%
Ohio	25	0.105	-45%
Washington	15	0.104	-46%
Indiana	14	0.100	-48%
Kansas	5	0.087	-55%
Oklahoma	5	0.068	-65%
Pennsylvania	14	0.059	-69%
Kentucky	5	0.058	-70%
Alaska	–	–	–
Arkansas	–	–	–
District of Columbia	–	–	–
Delaware	–	–	–
Hawaii	–	–	–
Iowa	–	–	–
Idaho	–	–	–
Louisiana	–	–	–
Maine	–	–	–
Michigan	–	–	–
Missouri	–	–	–
Mississippi	–	–	–
Montana	–	–	–
North Dakota	–	–	–
Nebraska	–	–	–
New Hampshire	–	–	–
New Mexico	–	–	–
Oregon	–	–	–
Rhode Island	–	–	–
South Carolina	–	–	–
South Dakota	–	–	–
Utah	–	–	–
Vermont	–	–	–
Wisconsin	–	–	–
West Virginia	–	–	–
Wyoming	–	–	–

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Keyla

Keyla is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #821 in 2025 with 331 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1961, 9,881 American babies have been named Keyla. Its peak came in 2016, when 428 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Keyla stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Keyla?

The median living Keyla is about 14 years old; half are between 7 and 21. An estimated 9,800 people named Keyla 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.

Keyla year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	331	#821
2024	351	#802
2023	303	#890
2022	310	#900
2021	266	#977
2020	326	#838
2019	357	#777
2018	355	#769
2017	347	#792
2016	428	#683
2015	348	#809
2014	313	#875
2013	334	#809
2012	314	#850
2011	366	#753
2010	420	#684
2009	359	#791
2008	378	#777
2007	327	#859
2006	320	#841
2005	284	#890
2004	266	#909
2003	243	#962
2002	269	#858
2001	206	#1,041
2000	194	#1,067
1995	103	#1,517
1990	78	#1,834
1985	30	#3,042
1980	24	#3,455
1975	23	#3,099
1970	6	#7,492
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
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1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Keyla?

The median living Keyla is about 14 years old. Half of all living Keylas are between 7 and 21 years old.

How many people named Keyla are alive today?

An estimated 9,800 people named Keyla are alive in the United States, based on 9,881 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Keyla in 2025?

Keyla ranked #821 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 331 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Keyla?

9,881 babies have been named Keyla in the United States since 1961, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Keyla most popular?

Keyla peaked in 2016, when 428 newborns received the name.

Is Keyla a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Keyla rising or falling?

Keyla has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Keyla become more popular?

Keyla looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 330 girls named Keyla in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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