How Many People Are Named Hayla?
An estimated 455 people in the United States have the first name Hayla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Hayla peaked in popularity in 2009 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hayla 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 Hayla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
455
About 1 in 753,306 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2009
27 births
Total Registered
462
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hayla
Hayla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 462 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hayla as a female name
Ranked #9,130 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (27 births)
Hayla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hayla span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 200 babies were registered. Hayla has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hayla by Decade
How has Hayla 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.
Hayla by State
Hayla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hayla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hayla
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hayla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hayla?
We estimate approximately 455 people named Hayla 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 753,306 Americans share this first name.
Is Hayla a common name?
Hayla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 462 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hayla most popular?
Hayla reached peak popularity in 2009, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hayla is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hayla a female name?
Hayla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hayla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hayla Smith, Hayla Johnson, Hayla 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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