How Many People Are Named Lyla?
An estimated 43,266 people in the United States have the first name Lyla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Lyla peaked in popularity in 2024 with 2,944 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lyla 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 Lyla paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Lyla is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
43,266
About 1 in 7,922 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2024
2,944 births
Total Registered
46,190
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lyla
Lyla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 46,190 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lyla as a male name
Ranked #13,327 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 2021 (5 births)
Lyla as a female name
Ranked #83 in 2024
2,944 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (2,944 births)
Lyla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lyla span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 22,919 babies were registered. While Lyla is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lyla by Decade
How has Lyla 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.
Lyla by State
Birth registrations for Lyla span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, District of Columbia. On average, about 834 Lylas were registered per state.
Lyla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lyla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lyla
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lyla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lyla?
We estimate approximately 43,266 people named Lyla 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 7,922 Americans share this first name.
Is Lyla a common name?
Lyla is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 46,190 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lyla most popular?
Lyla reached peak popularity in 2024, when 2,944 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lyla is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lyla a female name?
Lyla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lyla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lyla Smith, Lyla Johnson, Lyla 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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