How Many People Are Named Cyla?
An estimated 327 people in the United States have the first name Cyla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Cyla peaked in popularity in 2002 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cyla as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cyla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
327
About 1 in 1,048,178 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2002
17 births
Total Registered
332
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cyla
Cyla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 332 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cyla as a female name
Ranked #12,410 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (17 births)
Cyla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cyla span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 128 babies were registered. While Cyla is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Cyla by Decade
How has Cyla tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cyla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cyla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cyla
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Cyla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cyla?
We estimate approximately 327 people named Cyla are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,048,178 Americans share this first name.
Is Cyla a common name?
Cyla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 332 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cyla most popular?
Cyla reached peak popularity in 2002, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cyla is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cyla a female name?
Cyla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cyla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cyla Smith, Cyla Johnson, Cyla Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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