How Many People Are Named Hyla?
An estimated 293 people in the United States have the first name Hyla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Hyla peaked in popularity in 1931 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hyla 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 Hyla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
293
About 1 in 1,169,810 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1931
15 births
Total Registered
553
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hyla
Hyla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 553 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hyla as a female name
Ranked #9,794 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1931 (15 births)
Hyla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hyla span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 83 babies were registered. While Hyla is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Hyla by Decade
How has Hyla 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.
Hyla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hyla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hyla
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Hyla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hyla?
We estimate approximately 293 people named Hyla 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 1,169,810 Americans share this first name.
Is Hyla a common name?
Hyla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 553 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hyla most popular?
Hyla reached peak popularity in 1931, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hyla is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hyla a female name?
Hyla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hyla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hyla Smith, Hyla Johnson, Hyla 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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