Kayla is a recently created English feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

combining the name elements Kay and -la. Its use has been influenced by similar-sounding names such as

Kaylee Kaylee (and its various spellings) is a given name, most often for females. The name is a modern English combination of the name elements Kay and Lee Lee may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Lee'' (2007 film), Tamil-language sports acti ...

. Use of the name increased in the 1980s after the name was used for the character Kayla Brady on the American

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''. Notable people with the name include: * Ryan Ackroyd, a British computer hacker who posed as a female known as Kayla * Kayla Adamek (born 1995), Polish footballer * Kayla Alexander (born 1991), Canadian professional basketball * Kayla Ard (born 1984), American college basketball coach * Kayla Bamwarth (born 1989), American volleyball player and coach * Kayla Barron (born 1987), American submarine warfare officer, engineer, and astronaut * Kayla Bashore Smedley (born 1983), American field hockey player *

Kayla Blake Kayla Blake (born Elsie Mapuana Sniffen; December 4, 1963) is an American actress. She is also credited as Elsie Sniffen. She is best known for the role of Kim on the ABC Television series '' Sports Night''. Career Blake starred on '' One Wes ...

(born 1963), an American actress * Kayla Braxton (born 1991), American sports broadcaster * Kayla Bell (born 1996), British wheelchair basketball player * Kayla Canett (born 1998), American rugby union player * Kayla Clarke (born 1991), Australian swimmer * Kayla Cromer (born 1998), American actress *

Kayla Cullen Kayla Malvina Johnson (née Cullen, born 13 February 1992) is a New Zealand netball player. As a high school student, Cullen played representative netball and basketball, and competed at a national level in athletics. In 2008, she was selected i ...

(born 1992), New Zealand netball player * Kayla Day (born 1999), American professional tennis player * Kayla DiCello (born 2004), American gymnast * Kayla Ewell (born 1985), American actress * Kayla Fischer (born 2000), American professional soccer player * Kayla Grey (born 1993), Canadian television sportscaster * Kayla Harrison (born 1990), American judoka * Kayla Hoffman (born 1988), American artistic gymnast * Kayla Itsines (born 1991), American author, entrepreneur, and personal trainer * Kayla Kessinger (born 1993), American politician from West Virginia * Kayla Kent, American Guitarist and YouTuber. * Kayla Laserson, American epidemiologist * Kayla Maisonet (born 1999), American actress and influencer * Kayla Martell (born 1989), American beauty queen * Kayla McAlister (born 1988), New Zealand netball player * Kayla McBride (born 1992), American professional basketball player * Kayla Mendoza (born 1992), American serving 24 years in prison after being charged with vehicular homicide * Kayla Miracle (born 1996), American wrestler * Kayla Moore (born 1961), American president of Foundation for Moral Law * Kayla Morrison (born 1996), American-Australian footballer *

Kayla Mueller Kayla Jean Mueller (August 14, 1988 – February 6, 2015) was an American human rights activist and humanitarian aid worker from Prescott, Arizona, United States. She was taken captive in August 2013 in Aleppo, Syria, after leaving a Doctors Wi ...

(1988–2015), American human rights activist * Kayla Parker (1971–2007), American musician * Kayla Pedersen (born 1989), American basketball player * Kayla Reeves (born 1992), American musician * Kayla Rolland (1993–2000), American child shot and killed by another child *

Kayla Sanchez Kayla Noelle Sanchez (born 7 April 2001) is a Filipino-Canadian swimmer who represents the Philippines internationally since 2023. She has represented Canada through 2022, at the Olympic and World championship level, and is a two-time Olympic m ...

(born 2001), Filipino-Canadian swimmer * Kayla Sharland (born 1985), New Zealand field hockey player * Kayla Sims (born 1999), American YouTuber * Kayla Standish (born 1989), American basketball player * Kayla Stra (born 1984), Australian jockey * Kayla Swarts (born 2003), South African field hockey player * Kayla Tausche (born 1986), American broadcast journalist * Kayla White (born 1996), American track and field athlete * Kayla Whitelock (born 1985), New Zealand field hockey player * Kayla Williams (author) (born 1976), American writer * Kayla Williams (gymnast) (born 1993), American artistic gymnast * Kayla Young (born 1988), American politician

Fictional Character

* Kayla Azfal, character from '' Ackley Bridge'' * Kayla Booth, character from ''

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'' * Kayla Brady, ''

'' character * Kayla Day, from '' Eighth Grade'' * Kayla Morgan, from '' Cloud 9'' * Kayla Knowles, a daughter of

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from Rick Riordan's ''

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''. * Kayla, the sister of Lee (

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) from

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's '' Bones and All''. * Kayla, from ''

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