Kaela Girl
How popular is Kaela?
#6,115 girl name in 2025
19 baby girls were named Kaela in the US in 2025, making it the 6115th most popular girl name.
6,263living people named Kaela (est.)
29median age of people named Kaela
6,358babies named Kaela since 1880
1 in 174,492US babies born in 2025
Kaela popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #6,115 for girls (▼ 818 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 19 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-41% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,402 in 2015, #6,079 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1996 (345 girls) |
| Highest rank | #648 in 1996 |
| First recorded | 1967 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Kaela is most popular
Babies named Kaela per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Kaela by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1970s | 65 | #5,412 |
| 1980s | 961 | #769 |
| 1990s | 2,847 | #648 |
| 2000s | 1,913 | #860 |
| 2010s | 434 | #2,538 |
| 2020s | 131 | #4,112 |
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Questions
- Is Kaela a boy or girl name?
- Kaela is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kaela were girls.
- How popular is the name Kaela?
- 19 baby girls were named Kaela in the US in 2025, making it the 6115th most popular girl name.
- When was Kaela most popular?
- Kaela peaked in 1996, when 345 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #648 in 1996.
- How many people are named Kaela?
- 6,358 babies have been named Kaela in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,263 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 29.
- Where is Kaela most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kaela was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.