Meaning: Its source is caol, a Gaelic name meaning "Narrow, straight."

Languages: This girl's name is used in Gaelic and Yiddish.

Alternative Spellings: Kylah

Popularity: The name Kyla ranked 209th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 1361st in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Narrative: The source word refers either to a narrow body of water between two land masses, or to a peninsula or isthmus.