At a Glance: Name: Kayla – Origin: English (modern coinage) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: KAY-lah
Kayla is an English (modern coinage) girl's name. It appears in our list of Romantic Girl Names That Sound Like Love Letters.
Meaning & Origin of Kayla
Origin: English (modern coinage).
A common claim: Widely claimed to be Hebrew for 'laurel' or 'crown' Actually: There's no reliable evidence that Kayla is Hebrew for "laurel" or "crown." It's considered a 20th-century English coinage.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Kayla
Phonetic: KAY-lah IPA: /ˈkeɪlə/
Popularity of Kayla
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1933–2024.
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