How popular is the name Lyla?

Lyla ranks 564th among girls' names in US records, with 46,214 births since 1884. Over the past decade it accounts for 24,612.

Is Lyla a unisex name?

No. Lyla is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2024, when 2,944 children were given the name. It has been in use for 141 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#564 of girl names

Pronounced L AY1 L AA1 (ARPABET)

Lyla is a girls' name, and first appears in 1884. It has been given to 46,214 children — the 564th most common girls' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 48% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 2,944 children were given it.

2024Girls: 2,944Boys: 0

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Lyla?: Lyla ranks 564th among girls' names in US records, with 46,214 births since 1884. Over the past decade it accounts for 24,612.
Is Lyla a unisex name?: No. Lyla is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Lyla most popular?: 2024, when 2,944 children were given the name. It has been in use for 141 years and is still recorded as of 2024.