Kiela

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How to Pronounce Kiela

Pronounced KEE-luh /ˈkiː.lə/Medium

Meaning: Kiela reads mainly as a soft respelling of Kayla, a modern name popularized late last century. Some families connect it instead to the Hawaiian Kiele, meaning 'gardenia'. Which route a family chose is uncertain.Low

In 30 seconds: Kiela reads as a respelling of Kayla or a form of the Hawaiian Kiele, 'gardenia'. It stayed rare, peaking around the mid two-thousands (said KEE-luh).

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Origin LowEnglish, Hawaiian

MeaningKiela reads mainly as a soft respelling of Kayla, a modern name popularized late last century. Some families connect it instead to the Hawaiian Kiele, meaning 'gardenia'. Which route a family chose is uncertain.

U.S. rank (2014)#13853 ↗ Rising

2014 U.S. births7 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year2006

Total births (all-time)≈ 277

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Kiela is best read as a respelling of Kayla, one of the signature girls' names of the nineteen-nineties, though it can also echo the Hawaiian Kiele, 'gardenia'. The two routes give it either a modern-coinage or a floral, heritage feel, and which a family intended is genuinely uncertain.

It appears thinly in American records in recent decades and reached its slim peak in the mid two-thousands. A girl named Kiela then is about twenty today.

Did you know? Kiela rides the late-century wave of Kayla and its many spellings, while the Hawaiian Kiele offers a flower-name reading for families drawn to that heritage.

Overall data confidence 34%

References - Kiela — Respelling of Kayla / Hawaiian Kiele 'gardenia'; route uncertain.

Variations

KaylaKeilaKiele

Nicknames

KieKiki

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Kiela mean?

Kiela reads as a respelling of Kayla or a form of the Hawaiian Kiele, 'gardenia'; the route is uncertain, which we note.

How do you pronounce Kiela?

It is said KEE-luh /ˈkiː.lə/, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Kiela a boy or girl name?

Kiela is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Kiela?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid two-thousands.