Kylah
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Feminine Form Of Kyle (Fair).
- Origin
- Scottish
Kylah Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 6,152 baby girls have been named Kylah. The name peaked in 2009 with 292 US births that year (rank #921). In 2024, ranked #1256 nationally — 335 places below its 2009 peak.
Top States for Kylah
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Kylah births are: California (444), Texas (392), Florida (376).
Other Scottish-Origin Names Like Kylah
If you like Kylah's Scottish origin, consider these related names: Abhainn, Abhainn, Aibne, Acair, Acaiseid, Achaius. Browse all Scottish names →
5-Letter Names Starting with K
Names with Kylah's exact length and starting letter: Kaage, Kacee, Kacey, Kacia, Kacie.
Quick Facts About Kylah
US Popularity History (2007–2014)
Annual US births named Kylah by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2009 with 292 girls named Kylah (girl rank #921 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2014, ranked #977 for girls (273 US births). That's 56 places below its 2009 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Kylah Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Kylah the strongest states are South Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina | #667 | 41 |
| 2 | Alabama | #717 | 27 |
| 3 | Louisiana | #718 | 35 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | #759 | 26 |
| 5 | Georgia | #830 | 37 |
| 6 | Ohio | #840 | 63 |
| 7 | Virginia | #878 | 34 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | #900 | 31 |
| 9 | North Carolina | #915 | 51 |
| 10 | Florida | #1,079 | 59 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | #1,079 | 59 |
| 2 | North Carolina | #915 | 51 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | #900 | 31 |
| 4 | Virginia | #878 | 34 |
| 5 | Ohio | #840 | 63 |
| 6 | Georgia | #830 | 37 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | #759 | 26 |
| 8 | Louisiana | #718 | 35 |
| 9 | Alabama | #717 | 27 |
| 10 | South Carolina | #667 | 41 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Kylah in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
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Compare Kylah to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Kylah against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).