Feminine dossier · first seen 1956
Cayla
Endangered
Down 93.6% from peak
Peak era
1999
Peak births
469
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Cayla
How many people are named Cayla?
An estimated 10,602 living Americans are named Cayla.
How rare is Cayla?
Cayla is very rare among babies today, with 30 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 93.6% from its 1999 peak.
How old is the typical Cayla?
The median age of a living American named Cayla is approximately 28 years, with most bearers falling between 20 and 34 years old.
Is Cayla still popular?
No. Cayla is endangered as a baby name, down 93.6% from its 1999 peak with 30 births in 2025.
Where is Cayla most common?
Cayla has its strongest geographic signal in Tennessee, where it appears 2.4× more often than the national baseline.
1956Peak 19992025
Peak year
1999
Decline from peak
93.6%
2025
30
All-time
10,853
Where it lives now
Cayla is most concentrated in Maryland — about 2.2× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Cayla is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.