Twyla
Twyla was the 2995th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 750th with 194 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,448 places. More babies were named Twyla in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,995 girls, up 1,541 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 56girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1964194 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,192babies recorded
Twyla popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,995 | 56 |
| 2020 | #4,536 | 30 |
| 2010 | #4,488 | 33 |
| 2000 | #4,969 | 24 |
| 1990 | #3,434 | 32 |
| 1980 | #1,643 | 71 |
| 1970 | #1,068 | 115 |
| 1960 | #800 | 167 |
| 1950 | #868 | 105 |
| 1940 | #955 | 57 |
| 1930 | #837 | 73 |
| 1920 | #1,189 | 42 |
| 1910 | #1,917 | 8 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Twyla, counting every spelling?
Twyla is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,746 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,995 for Twyla on its own. Together these spellings went to 100 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twyla | 56 | #2,995 | 272 |
| Twila | 44 | #3,512 | 171 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Twyla?
56 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Twyla (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Twyla born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 150 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Twyla.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Twyla?
About 5,100 people born in the US named Twyla are alive today, with a median age of 58; half are between 42 and 69. That makes Twyla a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Twyla by state
How common Twyla was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Twyla
How popular is the name Twyla?
Twyla was the 2995th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 750th with 194 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,448 places. More babies were named Twyla in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Twyla a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Twyla in the US.
Where is Twyla most popular?
In 2021–2025, Twyla was most common in Oklahoma (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and Pennsylvania.