NameTides

Cayla

Cayla was the #4,546 girls' name in the US in 2025 (30 babies), and #1,768 in Canada.

Cayla as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Cayla as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandCanadaUS
Cayla as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#4,546 (30)—#780 (3)——#1,768 (13)
2024#3,822 (39)————#3,383 (5)
2023#3,386 (47)#5,688 (3)———#3,290 (5)
2022#3,703 (41)————#3,228 (5)
2021#4,167 (34)#3,519 (6)————
2020#3,015 (53)#3,447 (6)—#333 (4)#834 (3)—
2019#3,043 (53)#4,686 (4)———#2,374 (8)
2018#2,387 (76)#3,985 (5)#583 (5)——#2,587 (7)
2017#2,546 (69)#2,925 (8)#570 (5)——#2,876 (6)
2016#1,996 (99)#2,757 (9)——#750 (4)#2,892 (6)
2015#1,743 (120)#1,649 (18)#566 (5)—#532 (7)—
2014#1,446 (157)#1,702 (17)#477 (7)—#752 (4)#1,786 (12)
2013#1,403 (163)#3,536 (6)#663 (4)#370 (4)#747 (4)#2,204 (9)
2012#1,153 (213)#1,649 (18)#525 (6)#330 (5)#414 (11)#2,158 (9)
2011#1,229 (195)#1,327 (23)#300 (13)#444 (3)#695 (5)#2,009 (10)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1999 at #538.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1956.

How common is it?

about 1 in 53,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 53,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Cayla is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 46,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 32,000 to 1 in 66,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Cayla by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,487CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #1,887FL
Cayla (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CaylaCanadaGirls#1,76813
CaylaEngland & WalesGirls—too few
CaylaIrelandGirls—too few
CaylaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
CaylaScotlandGirls#7803
CaylaUSGirls#4,54630