Zyla
Zyla was the 953rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 271 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 900th with 295 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,071 places. More babies were named Zyla in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it ZY-luh /ˈzaɪlə/
- Rank in 2025
- #953 girls, up 408 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 271girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024295 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,545babies recorded
What does the name Zyla mean?
Zyla is a recent American girls' name, recorded since about 2000, with no documented origin as a first name. It looks like a variant of names such as Zayla, Lyla and Kyla, but no source records this. The same letters (properly Żyła) form an unrelated Polish surname. No meaning is given here.
How sure is this? Not documented. No documented origin; the Polish surname is unrelated.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Zyla', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Zyla'; Polish surname Żyła, Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Zyla popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #953 | 271 |
| 2020 | #1,361 | 161 |
| 2010 | #4,105 | 37 |
| 2000 | #9,873 | 10 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zyla, counting every spelling?
Zyla is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #651 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #953 for Zyla on its own. Together these spellings went to 442 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zyla | 271 | #953 | 1,255 |
| Zylah | 137 | #1,547 | 675 |
| Zillah | 15 | #7,485 | 79 |
| Zilah | 14 | #7,882 | 66 |
| Zila | — | — | 39 |
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 Zyla?
271 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zyla (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zyla 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 31 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zyla.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zyla?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Zyla are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 10. That makes Zyla 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.
Zyla by state
How common Zyla was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (2.7×), Alabama (2.1×), Georgia (1.7×), Pennsylvania (1.6×). In 23 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 Zyla: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zyla, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Zyla · Sibling names for Zyla
Questions about the name Zyla
How popular is the name Zyla?
Zyla was the 953rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 271 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 900th with 295 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,071 places. More babies were named Zyla in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Zyla a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zyla in the US.
Where is Zyla most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zyla was most common in Louisiana (0.41 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and Georgia.