How Many People Are Named Sayla?
An estimated 807 people in the United States have the first name Sayla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Sayla peaked in popularity in 2024 with 85 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sayla 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 Sayla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
807
About 1 in 424,727 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2024
85 births
Total Registered
815
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sayla
Sayla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 815 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sayla as a female name
Ranked #2,226 in 2024
85 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (85 births)
Sayla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sayla span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 289 babies were registered. Sayla remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Sayla by Decade
How has Sayla 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.
Sayla by State
Birth registrations for Sayla span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Michigan, Colorado, North Carolina. On average, about 17 Saylas were registered per state.
Sayla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sayla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sayla
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Sayla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sayla?
We estimate approximately 807 people named Sayla 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 424,727 Americans share this first name.
Is Sayla a common name?
Sayla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 815 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sayla most popular?
Sayla reached peak popularity in 2024, when 85 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sayla is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sayla a female name?
Sayla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sayla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sayla Smith, Sayla Johnson, Sayla 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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