How Many People Are Named Wyla?
An estimated 21 people in the United States have the first name Wyla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 6 years old, and Wyla peaked in popularity in 2022 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wyla 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 Wyla paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Wyla is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
21
About 1 in 16,321,635 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
6
years old
Peak Year
2022
6 births
Total Registered
26
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wyla
Wyla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 26 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Wyla as a female name
Ranked #17,507 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (6 births)
Wyla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wyla span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 11 babies were registered. Wyla remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Wyla by Decade
How has Wyla 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.
Wyla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wyla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wyla
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wyla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wyla?
We estimate approximately 21 people named Wyla 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 16,321,635 Americans share this first name.
Is Wyla a common name?
Wyla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 40.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 26 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wyla most popular?
Wyla reached peak popularity in 2022, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wyla is approximately 6 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wyla a female name?
Wyla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wyla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wyla Smith, Wyla Johnson, Wyla 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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