Lyla
#80 for girls in 2025, 3,089 births · Last seen for boys in 2021 at #12,146
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 3,089 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 3 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 49,294since 1884
Lyla over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #80 | 3,089 | — | |
| 2024 | #83 | 2,954 | — | |
| 2023 | #99 | 2,659 | — | |
| 2022 | #105 | 2,665 | — | |
| 2021 | #110 | 2,521 | #12,146 | 5 |
| 2020 | #118 | 2,307 | — | |
| 2019 | #121 | 2,449 | — | |
| 2018 | #128 | 2,306 | — | |
| 2017 | #131 | 2,269 | — | |
| 2016 | #138 | 2,224 | — | |
| 2015 | #141 | 2,276 | — | |
| 2014 | #141 | 2,383 | — | |
| 2013 | #154 | 2,082 | — | |
| 2012 | #146 | 2,225 | — | |
| 2011 | #127 | 2,416 | — | |
| 2010 | #135 | 2,291 | — | |
| 2009 | #154 | 2,071 | — | |
| 2008 | #223 | 1,508 | — | |
| 2007 | #367 | 887 | — | |
| 2006 | #642 | 449 | — | |
| 2005 | #863 | 293 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,099 | 208 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,117 | 197 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,386 | 139 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,560 | 119 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,776 | 98 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,874 | 84 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,221 | 64 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,365 | 34 | — | |
| 1996 | #3,723 | 29 | — | |
| 1995 | #3,969 | 26 | — | |
| 1994 | #4,845 | 20 | — | |
| 1993 | #3,681 | 29 | — | |
| 1992 | #3,968 | 26 | — | |
| 1991 | #3,540 | 30 | — | |
| 1990 | #3,227 | 34 | — | |
| 1989 | #3,477 | 29 | — | |
| 1988 | #3,805 | 24 | — | |
| 1987 | #5,074 | 15 | — | |
| 1986 | #3,645 | 23 | — | |
| 1985 | #3,246 | 27 | — | |
| 1984 | #3,726 | 21 | — | |
| 1983 | #4,286 | 17 | — | |
| 1982 | #3,780 | 21 | — | |
| 1981 | #3,859 | 20 | — | |
| 1980 | #4,148 | 18 | — | |
| 1979 | #3,777 | 20 | — | |
| 1978 | #4,459 | 15 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,838 | 28 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,812 | 17 | — | |
| 1975 | #3,155 | 22 | — | |
| 1974 | #3,558 | 18 | — | |
| 1973 | #3,342 | 19 | — | |
| 1972 | #3,404 | 18 | — | |
| 1971 | #3,789 | 16 | — | |
| 1970 | #3,577 | 17 | — | |
| 1969 | #3,318 | 17 | — | |
| 1968 | #3,610 | 14 | — | |
| 1967 | #4,053 | 11 | — | |
| 1966 | #3,400 | 14 | — | |
| 1965 | #3,402 | 14 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,825 | 20 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,252 | 28 | — | |
| 1962 | #2,031 | 33 | — | |
| 1961 | #2,150 | 30 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,150 | 29 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,021 | 31 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,209 | 26 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,705 | 40 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,480 | 51 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,691 | 37 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,481 | 46 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,373 | 50 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,402 | 48 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,183 | 62 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,294 | 50 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,278 | 51 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,095 | 66 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,302 | 49 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,087 | 61 | — | |
| 1945 | #984 | 61 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,205 | 43 | — | |
| 1943 | #864 | 81 | — | |
| 1942 | #936 | 70 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,006 | 53 | — | |
| 1940 | #827 | 74 | — | |
| 1939 | #868 | 65 | — | |
| 1938 | #905 | 61 | — | |
| 1937 | #992 | 50 | — | |
| 1936 | #870 | 61 | — | |
| 1935 | #874 | 62 | — | |
| 1934 | #839 | 66 | — | |
| 1933 | #834 | 64 | — | |
| 1932 | #869 | 64 | — | |
| 1931 | #844 | 66 | — | |
| 1930 | #818 | 75 | — | |
| 1929 | #779 | 80 | — | |
| 1928 | #845 | 73 | — | |
| 1927 | #824 | 79 | — | |
| 1926 | #767 | 89 | — | |
| 1925 | #683 | 117 | — | |
| 1924 | #728 | 103 | — | |
| 1923 | #800 | 82 | — | |
| 1922 | #831 | 78 | — | |
| 1921 | #788 | 86 | — | |
| 1920 | #872 | 69 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,017 | 50 | — | |
| 1918 | #876 | 67 | — | |
| 1917 | #978 | 51 | — | |
| 1916 | #877 | 60 | — | |
| 1915 | #917 | 52 | — | |
| 1914 | #888 | 43 | — | |
| 1913 | #901 | 35 | — | |
| 1912 | #846 | 35 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,300 | 13 | — | |
| 1910 | #941 | 21 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,369 | 10 | — | |
| 1908 | #882 | 20 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,206 | 11 | — | |
| 1906 | #917 | 16 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,238 | 10 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,170 | 10 | — | |
| 1903 | #969 | 13 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,075 | 11 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,136 | 9 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,008 | 14 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | — | |
| 1898 | #963 | 13 | — | |
| 1897 | #931 | 12 | — | |
| 1896 | #843 | 15 | — | |
| 1895 | #986 | 11 | — | |
| 1894 | #850 | 13 | — | |
| 1893 | #794 | 14 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,017 | 9 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,093 | 7 | — | |
| 1890 | #872 | 10 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,147 | 6 | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | #1,047 | 5 | — | |
| 1884 | #851 | 7 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Lyla! It came in at #851, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1888, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Lyla is popular in 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Hampshire#57 · 1 in 195
- Oklahoma#59 · 1 in 310
- Minnesota#65 · 1 in 314
- Idaho#70 · 1 in 292
- Utah#73 · 1 in 325
Best ever in a state: #34 in Montana, 2012.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #57 | 19 | 1 in 195 |
| Oklahoma | #59 | 48 | 1 in 310 |
| Minnesota | #65 | 71 | 1 in 314 |
| Idaho | #70 | 22 | 1 in 292 |
| Utah | #73 | 52 | 1 in 325 |
| Rhode Island | #74 | 11 | 1 in 247 |
| West Virginia | #74 | 19 | 1 in 288 |
| Arkansas | #77 | 32 | 1 in 340 |
| Hawaii | #78 | 10 | 1 in 241 |
| Oregon | #78 | 38 | 1 in 362 |
| Iowa | #80 | 33 | 1 in 354 |
| Pennsylvania | #81 | 117 | 1 in 417 |
| Arizona | #84 | 62 | 1 in 447 |
| Massachusetts | #84 | 65 | 1 in 382 |
| Wisconsin | #84 | 54 | 1 in 398 |
| Kansas | #88 | 31 | 1 in 374 |
| Alabama | #89 | 46 | 1 in 415 |
| Louisiana | #90 | 42 | 1 in 443 |
| Montana | #91 | 10 | 1 in 263 |
| Alaska | #93 | 7 | 1 in 257 |
| Kentucky | #93 | 42 | 1 in 405 |
| Nebraska | #95 | 20 | 1 in 363 |
| Michigan | #100 | 82 | 1 in 467 |
| Illinois | #102 | 95 | 1 in 509 |
| Indiana | #103 | 61 | 1 in 465 |
| Missouri | #103 | 54 | 1 in 458 |
| North Carolina | #110 | 84 | 1 in 537 |
| Ohio | #110 | 88 | 1 in 552 |
| Delaware | #113 | 7 | 1 in 338 |
| Washington | #113 | 55 | 1 in 537 |
| Maine | #114 | 9 | 1 in 352 |
| Nevada | #114 | 20 | 1 in 487 |
| South Carolina | #116 | 35 | 1 in 506 |
| South Dakota | #120 | 8 | 1 in 349 |
| Connecticut | #124 | 24 | 1 in 501 |
| Tennessee | #124 | 54 | 1 in 578 |
| Florida | #126 | 128 | 1 in 653 |
| California | #128 | 246 | 1 in 709 |
| Virginia | #134 | 55 | 1 in 629 |
| Texas | #135 | 215 | 1 in 723 |
| Mississippi | #136 | 19 | 1 in 516 |
| New York | #138 | 115 | 1 in 707 |
| Colorado | #139 | 38 | 1 in 582 |
| District of Columbia | #140 | 7 | 1 in 396 |
| North Dakota | #140 | 7 | 1 in 407 |
| Georgia | #147 | 68 | 1 in 666 |
| New Mexico | #148 | 10 | 1 in 500 |
| New Jersey | #157 | 50 | 1 in 729 |
| Maryland | #173 | 30 | 1 in 737 |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Lyla
- 3 spots since 2024 (#83 → #80)
- 38 spots since 2020 (#118 → #80)
- 61 spots since 2015 (#141 → #80)
- Biggest jump: 454 spots in 1912 (#1,300 → #846)
- Biggest drop: 633 spots in 1899 (#963 → #1,596)
- Debuted 1884
- Peaked 2025 at #80 (3,089 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 3 yrs · run 2023–2025
- Top 1,000: 64 yrs · run 1920–1940
- Highest: 1 in 520 girls born in 2025 were named Lyla (0.19%)
- 46.5% of all girls named Lyla (22,921) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18 | #851 (1884) | #1,015 |
| 1890s | 109 | #794 (1893) | #995 |
| 1900s | 124 | #882 (1908) | #1,097 |
| 1910s | 427 | #846 (1912) | #954 |
| 1920s | 856 | #683 (1925) | #792 |
| 1930s | 634 | #818 (1930) | #871 |
| 1940s | 609 | #827 (1940) | #1,058 |
| 1950s | 441 | #1,183 (1951) | #1,584 |
| 1960s | 210 | #2,031 (1962) | #2,919 |
| 1970s | 190 | #2,838 (1977) | #3,571 |
| 1980s | 215 | #3,246 (1985) | #3,905 |
| 1990s | 376 | #1,874 (1999) | #3,441 |
| 2000s | 5,969 | #154 (2009) | #919 |
| 2010s | 22,921 | #121 (2019) | #136 |
| 2020s | 16,195 | #80 (2025) | #99 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lyla in 2021
Top girls' names in 2021
Top boys' names in 2021
More about 2021
girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 651 of them was named Lyla, which outranked 99.4% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 349,896 of them was named Lyla, which outranked 13.8% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,950 names at #12,146; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.