Comments on: Kayla/Kyla/Myla/Twyla

By: Baby Name of the Day: Naila | Appellation Mountain

Baby Name of the Day: Naila | Appellation Mountain — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 07:03:46 +0000

[...] In the last decade, Nyla has shown signs of catching on. She’s not unknown in the past – in fact, she briefly appeared in the US Top 1000 in 1941. Since 2001, Nyla has been back in the rankings, coming in at #405 in 2010. She was also the name of a character in Tyler Perry’s 2010 For Colored Girls. It’s worth asking whether parents are embracing an Arabic choice, or simply landing on a Lyla/Kyla sound-alike. [...]

By: Anya

Anya — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:16:53 +0000

Kaia is my favorite out of all of these. I also like Caitlin but not spelled Kaitlyn, Kaitlynn, Katelynn, Kaytlyn, Catelinn etc… and I could’ve seen Kayla’s appeal maybe five years ago, when it wasn’t so big, but now it already seems like ‘eh… I’ve heard this name before, it’s old, it’s fine, it’s boring’ at least, it seems like that to me.

By: terrie

terrie — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 06:47:11 +0000

I named my daughters Myla Love and Kylie Monet!! I get so many people saying what beautiful names.. Kylie means refreshing spirit and thats just what she is, and Myla Love sounds like “my lil love” when u say it.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 24 May 2010 16:55:29 +0000

I’m a little surprised that Nyla didn’t make the list. I confess I didn’t hear the name myself until 4 years ago while I was briefly living in Texas. Once I heard it though I never forgot it. To me it sounded exotic, reminding me of the river Nile. And the woman who introduced me to it was a very pleasant 80 year old antique shop owner who spelled it Nila. My love for the name grew upon realizing it had both Gaelic and Sanskit origins. When spelled Nila, it has the Sanskrit meaning “blue”. And when spelled Nyla, it has the Gaelic meaning “champion”. Three years later when my husband and I learned we were having a girl we chose the name for our daughter and spelled it Nylah. I love the way it sounds and looks, especially when written in cursive! Maybe I’m biased because my name is Sarah and I like having the “h” on the end. I just think it ties the name together nicely. Now that we are expecting again we are looking for another somewhat obscure, but feminine name from the same era as Nila (1930′s) should we have another girl.

By: portingles

portingles — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:03:19 +0000

I once knew a girl named Kylah, but whose name was pronounced Kayla. The absolute worst of both in my opinion!

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:43:31 +0000

I suspect Kayla will sound like Linda in a few decades – dated, but part of the long list of names that we assume are, as you say, “just fine.”

With an -a ending, Kayla will probably age better than Kaylee, which feels very young. Then again, some day there will be plenty of Kaylees of retirement age, so maybe I’m wrong.

By: Kayla

Kayla — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:33:21 +0000

My name is Kayla and I think it’s just fine. I wouldn’t name my baby Kayla but I still like the choice my parents made. The only bad thing about the name is that it sounds a bit childish

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:18:19 +0000

I actually hate just about all the names on that list. I’m sick of hearing all these cutesy and horrible names. I do like Maya though, but I prefer Myra. I actually love the name Cailin, not spelled in some ugly way like Kaylynn of course.

By: Allison

Allison — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:59:06 +0000

How about Nyla? I think it’s a standout name, pretty and feminine with an edge.

By: coolteamblt

coolteamblt — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:53:19 +0000

I just don’t like any of these. I hate all the Kayla/Kyla/Kylie/Miley/Riley names. Myla and Twyla, while not bad, sound too similar, and therefore a little twitchy by relation. I do like Kaia the best out of all of these, though.