Fun Facts About the Name Kaylia
- 797 babies named Kaylia: U.S. records list 797 babies given the name Kaylia from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kaylia Mean?
Kaylia is a feminine given name used in English-speaking countries, and it does not have a securely established meaning of its own. It appears to be a modern formation rather than a name inherited intact from an older language. The usual explanation treats it as a variant of Kayla, either as a respelling or as an extension of that name with the feminine ending -ia, which also appears in names such as Lia and Maria. A closely related reading takes it as a blend of the short name Kay with an -lia ending, as in Lia or Leah. Kayla itself has more than one proposed background, so no single literal meaning can be attached to Kaylia with confidence. Meanings sometimes listed for it, such as "pure" or "beloved," are customary interpretations carried over from the earlier names Kay and Kayla rather than a documented sense of Kaylia.
Kaylia Name History & Origins
Kaylia belongs to a large family of English feminine names built on the syllable Kay. Kay is a short form of Katherine and has been used as a name in its own right in the English-speaking world for centuries. Kayla emerged as a separate given name in the United States in the 20th century and became common there; its own background is debated, with explanations pointing to Irish Gaelic, to Yiddish and Hebrew, and to a straightforward coinage from Kay. From Kayla and the related Kaylee came many spellings, among them Kaylie, Kaleigh, and Kayleigh. Kaylia is a less common member of this group, formed by adding the -ia ending, and it is used mainly in the United States and other English-speaking countries. Its use follows the same general naming patterns as the other spellings rather than any older tradition specific to it, and no independent origin or source name has been clearly documented for it.
How Popular is the Name Kaylia?
Kaylia has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1996. Its best rank was #2,927 in 1996.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,156 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #8,675 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #9,293 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #8,785 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #11,635 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #11,604 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #7,936 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #13,130 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #13,385 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #8,197 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #10,494 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #7,872 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #7,571 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2012 | #7,010 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2011 | #8,897 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #6,772 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #6,939 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #6,035 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2007 | #4,747 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2006 | #4,311 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2005 | #5,914 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2004 | #4,437 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2003 | #4,263 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2002 | #4,696 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2001 | #3,905 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2000 | #4,478 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1999 | #4,381 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1998 | #4,432 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1997 | #4,297 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1996 | #2,927 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 1995 | #4,604 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1994 | #3,656 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1993 | #4,906 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1992 | #6,470 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1991 | #4,127 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1990 | #4,952 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1989 | #3,733 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1988 | #6,058 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #4,191 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1986 | #8,990 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #9,569 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #9,771 | 6 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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