Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Lyla name popularity since 1925
48,203 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Lyla. Half of them were born in 2016 or earlier, so the typical Lyla is about 10 years old in 2026. Lyla peaked in 2025 as the #80 name for girls, and it ranked #80 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 48,203
- Named Lyla, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #80
- for girls in 2025 (3,089 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 48,198 girls · 5 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.66× its national share
Peak year is the year Lyla made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Lyla births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Lyla both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2004 and 2009, Lyla became 10× more common, from 1 in 8,830 baby girls to 1 in 887.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Lyla's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Lyla.
Decade by decade
Babies named Lyla in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 438 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 634 | 0 | #881 |
| 1940s | 609 | 0 | #990 |
| 1950s | 441 | 0 | #1,716 |
| 1960s | 210 | 0 | #3,490 |
| 1970s | 190 | 0 | #3,220 |
| 1980s | 215 | 0 | #3,296 |
| 1990s | 376 | 0 | #4,046 |
| 2000s | 5,969 | 0 | #865 |
| 2010s | 22,921 | 0 | #141 |
| 2020–25 | 16,195 | 5 | #80 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
66.8% of babies named Lyla from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Lyla is most popular
The index compares Lyla's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Lyla.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.66× | 1,039 |
| Nevada | 2.10× | 343 |
| Idaho | 1.98× | 361 |
| Arizona | 1.76× | 1,044 |
| Colorado | 1.62× | 915 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Lyla and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Lyla (this page) | 48,198 | 2025 |
| Lila | 61,455 | 2010 |
| Lylah | 8,520 | 2024 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Lyla's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Lyla.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Lyla (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data