girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Zyla

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #953 Trend ↑ Rising 83%
Rank 2025
#953
among girls · ↓53 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
271
named Zyla · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,931
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
295 babies
All-time total
2,545
#3,997 all-time among girls
First recorded
2000
in Social Security records

Zyla popularity over time

2,545 babies have been named Zyla since 2000, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s – – – –
2000s 178 18 – #4,881
2010s 951 95 +434% #1,359
2020s (to 2025) 1,416 236 +148% #900

Where Zyla is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 298 0.19 outside top 500
2027 323 0.20 outside top 500
2028 346 0.22 outside top 500
2029 366 0.23 outside top 500
2030 385 0.24 outside top 500

Where Zyla is most popular

Girls named Zyla per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.155 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Alabama, and Georgia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Zyla born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 36 0.411 +166%
Alabama 31 0.330 +113%
Georgia 59 0.260 +68%
Pennsylvania 58 0.245 +59%
Nevada 11 0.237 +53%
Arizona 31 0.221 +43%
Ohio 52 0.219 +42%
New Jersey 38 0.211 +36%
North Carolina 45 0.198 +28%
Virginia 32 0.188 +21%
Florida 80 0.187 +21%
Tennessee 28 0.177 +14%
Michigan 31 0.170 +10%
California 131 0.156 ≈ national
Colorado 17 0.152 ≈ national
Texas 122 0.152 ≈ national
New York 58 0.146 -5%
Illinois 33 0.144 -7%
Indiana 20 0.142 -8%
Maryland 15 0.142 -8%
Kentucky 12 0.140 -9%
Wisconsin 14 0.136 -12%
South Carolina 12 0.133 -14%
Massachusetts 15 0.124 -20%
Mississippi 5 0.107 -31%
Missouri 11 0.091 -41%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -44%
Oklahoma 6 0.082 -47%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Zyla

Zyla is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #953 in 2025 with 271 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2000, 2,545 American babies have been named Zyla. Its peak came in 2024, when 295 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Zyla stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Zyla?

The median living Zyla is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 9. An estimated 2,500 people named Zyla are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Zyla year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 271 #953
2024 295 #900
2023 253 #1,005
2022 224 #1,110
2021 212 #1,159
2020 161 #1,361
2019 134 #1,597
2018 167 #1,359
2017 151 #1,481
2016 101 #1,985
2015 98 #2,024
2014 88 #2,175
2013 67 #2,660
2012 67 #2,678
2011 41 #3,780
2010 37 #4,105
2009 30 #4,930
2008 31 #4,881
2007 28 #5,229
2006 17 #7,480
2005 19 #6,527
2004 17 #7,076
2003 7 #13,843
2002 8 #12,185
2001 11 #9,350
2000 10 #9,873
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Zyla, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Zyla?

The median living Zyla is about 5 years old. Half of all living Zylas are between 2 and 9 years old.

How many people named Zyla are alive today?

An estimated 2,500 people named Zyla are alive in the United States, based on 2,545 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Zyla in 2025?

Zyla ranked #953 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 271 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zyla?

2,545 babies have been named Zyla in the United States since 2000, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zyla most popular?

Zyla peaked in 2024, when 295 newborns received the name.

Is Zyla a boy or girl name?

Zyla is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Zyla rising or falling?

Zyla is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Zyla become more popular?

Zyla is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 385 girls named Zyla in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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