Kayla in Chinese
How to write Kayla in Chinese, how to say it, and real Chinese names picked for it.
Kayla, written by sound
凯拉
Kǎilā
- 凯kǎi“triumph”
- 拉lā
This is how Kayla is written by sound: in the news, on maps and in translated books. Each character is there for its sound, so their meanings don't add up to anything.
But it isn't a Chinese name. Chinese parents choose a name for what it means, like the ones below.
Real Chinese names for Kayla
None of these sounds quite like Kayla, but each one is a real name Chinese parents give, with a meaning of its own. Tap the buttons to hear a character, watch it written, or write it yourself.
Classic name
凯莉Kǎilì
joyful jasmine
kǎi
triumphant
lì
jasmine
艹plantmeaning利lìsound
利 is said lì too.
Classic name
凯婷Kǎitíng
joyful and graceful
kǎi
triumphant
tíng
graceful
Poetic name
芷兰Zhǐlán
angelica and orchid
zhǐ
angelica, a fragrant herb
lán
orchid
Stroke order follows the mainland China standard; a few characters are written differently in Taiwan.
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How Chinese names work
The family name comes first, and it is almost always one character: 王 Wáng, 李 Lǐ, 林 Lín. A few have two, like 欧阳 Ōuyáng.
The given name follows: one or two characters, chosen for what they mean. A virtue, a flower, a wish from the parents.
So with a family name in front, 凯莉 becomes a full name such as 林凯莉 (Lín Kǎilì).
About the name Kayla
In the US, Kayla was the 12th most popular girls’ name of the 1990s. In England and Wales it was number 526 in 1996 and is number 386 in 2025.
Sources: US Social Security Administration, Office for National Statistics (UK).