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Yawn. Dated and inconsistent.

Unfortunately I primarily associate it with a girl I knew in primary school, whose parents must have been struggling with something (poverty, addiction, mental health, any combination thereof...). She and her siblings were frequently late to school, often looked a bit underfed, were always a bit scruffy and/or dressed in the cheapest facsimile of the school uniform, had poor manners and boundaries, tended to steal small items (I remember she took one of my scrunchies and I was FURIOUS haha), and were often out and about in the evening when most kids our age were at home. We were friends, but not always easily so.

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The link between the name and a perpetual state of deprivation plus a tendency towards tempestuous friendships is pretty indelible for me.

In a world where Kayla exists as a name, I'm surprised that there is still a market for sleeping tablets. Think of Kayla for a few seconds, and anyone'll be snoring.

This message was edited 7/7/2021, 12:31 AM

Really like it.

Admittedly its grown on me a little from not liking it to "eh alright" after getting into The Sims youtube content and one of the youtubers I watch is named Kayla (lilsimsie). She's a nice girl and it helps it's image. I have no other association except it reminds me of Layla which is similar to Leela, a character on Futurama so that's a faint association-ish.

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Overall its not my style, but I don't think it's a bad name

I like it

It was always one of my least favorite names. I can't even really say why I dislike it so much, but I think it is awful. It sounds bratty and childish and insubstantial.

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I love the AY sound and I like Kay by itself. I also like Hayley and yes, even Kayleigh.

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For some reason even Kayleigh seems less childish than Kayla and that is saying something.

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So, I am sorry, not a fan. I also find it 90s dated.