Kayda first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1949. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2007, 30 babies received the name (ranked #4879). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #6704), with roughly 19 babies named Kayda each year. Kayda's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 480 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.