Zylah
Zylah was the 1547th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 137 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1535th with 140 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,544 places. More babies were named Zylah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Zyla) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #1,547 girls, up 244 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 137girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024140 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,445babies recorded
What does the name Zylah mean?
Zylah is a spelling of Zyla, pronounced the same way, so it shares Zyla's meaning and origin.
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
Zylah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,547 | 137 |
| 2020 | #1,791 | 111 |
| 2010 | #4,492 | 33 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zylah, counting every spelling?
Zylah is a spelling of Zyla, a name family that ranked #651 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,547 for Zylah 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 Zylah?
137 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zylah (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zylah 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 61 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zylah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zylah?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Zylah are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 10. That makes Zylah 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.
Zylah by state
How common Zylah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.5×). In 35 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 Zylah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zylah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zylah
How popular is the name Zylah?
Zylah was the 1547th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 137 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1535th with 140 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,544 places. More babies were named Zylah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Zylah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zylah in the US.
Where is Zylah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zylah was most common in Georgia (0.21 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and Louisiana.