Kaela first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1967. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1996, 345 babies received the name (ranked #648). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #5440), with roughly 26 babies named Kaela each year. Kaela's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 6,338 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.