Zayla
Zayla was the 1012th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 248 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 801st with 351 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 369 places. More babies were named Zayla in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it ZAY-luh /ˈzeɪlə/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,012 girls, up 127 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 248girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023351 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,949babies recorded
What does the name Zayla mean?
Zayla is a modern American name, recorded in US data from the mid-1990s, with no dictionary entry. It looks like a blend of the Z- beginning of Zara or Zaylee with the -la ending of names like Kayla and Layla. Zeila (also spelled Zaila) is a historic port town in Somaliland, but we found no evidence that the name comes from it, so we do not give a meaning.
How sure is this? Not documented. Modern coinage; no documented origin.
Related names: Zaila, Zaylee, Layla.
Sources for this meaning
Zayla popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,012 | 248 |
| 2020 | #1,139 | 209 |
| 2010 | #1,941 | 104 |
| 2000 | #5,310 | 22 |
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How popular is Zayla, counting every spelling?
Zayla is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #672 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,012 for Zayla on its own. Together these spellings went to 424 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zayla | 248 | #1,012 | 1,488 |
| Zaila | 84 | #2,213 | 388 |
| Zaylah | 46 | #3,385 | 313 |
| Zaela | 15 | #7,475 | 83 |
| Zailah | 13 | #8,346 | 82 |
| Zeila | 7 | #13,183 | 30 |
| Zaelah | 11 | #9,441 | 27 |
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 Zayla?
248 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zayla (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zayla 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 34 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zayla.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zayla?
About 3,900 people born in the US named Zayla are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 13. That makes Zayla a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Zayla by state
How common Zayla was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Mexico (5.6×), Iowa (2.3×), Colorado (2.2×), Arizona (2.1×), Louisiana (2.0×). In 17 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
These names rose and fell in step with Zayla: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zayla, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Zayla · Sibling names for Zayla
Questions about the name Zayla
How popular is the name Zayla?
Zayla was the 1012th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 248 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 801st with 351 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 369 places. More babies were named Zayla in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zayla a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zayla in the US.
Where is Zayla most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zayla was most common in New Mexico (1.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Iowa and Colorado.