Lyla is an established girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Lyla is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #80 for girl births in the United States (and #201 across all names), given to 3,089 babies. Lyla was first reported in SSA data in 1884 and peaked in 2025 (3,089 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,089 | 3,089 | #80 | — |
| 2024 | 2,954 | 2,954 | #83 | — |
| 2023 | 2,659 | 2,659 | #99 | — |
| 2022 | 2,665 | 2,665 | #105 | — |
| 2021 | 2,526 | 2,526 | #110 | #13,332 |
| 2020 | 2,307 | 2,307 | #118 | — |
| 2019 | 2,449 | 2,449 | #121 | — |
| 2018 | 2,306 | 2,306 | #128 | — |
| 2017 | 2,269 | 2,269 | #131 | — |
| 2016 | 2,224 | 2,224 | #138 | — |
| 2015 | 2,276 | 2,276 | #141 | — |
| 2014 | 2,383 | 2,383 | #141 | — |
| 2013 | 2,082 | 2,082 | #154 | — |
| 2012 | 2,225 | 2,225 | #146 | — |
| 2011 | 2,416 | 2,416 | #127 | — |
| 2010 | 2,291 | 2,291 | #135 | — |
| 2009 | 2,071 | 2,071 | #154 | — |
| 2008 | 1,508 | 1,508 | #223 | — |
| 2007 | 887 | 887 | #368 | — |
| 2006 | 449 | 449 | #642 | — |
| 2005 | 293 | 293 | #865 | — |
| 2004 | 208 | 208 | #1,100 | — |
| 2003 | 197 | 197 | #1,119 | — |
| 2002 | 139 | 139 | #1,389 | — |
| 2001 | 119 | 119 | #1,568 | — |
| 2000 | 98 | 98 | #1,786 | — |
| 1999 | 84 | 84 | #1,885 | — |
| 1998 | 64 | 64 | #2,231 | — |
| 1997 | 34 | — | #3,410 | — |
| 1996 | 29 | — | #3,786 | — |
| 1995 | 26 | — | #4,046 | — |
| 1994 | 20 | — | #4,945 | — |
| 1993 | 29 | — | #3,738 | — |
| 1992 | 26 | — | #4,035 | — |
| 1991 | 30 | — | #3,591 | — |
| 1990 | 34 | — | #3,264 | — |
| 1989 | 29 | — | #3,533 | — |
| 1988 | 24 | — | #3,850 | — |
| 1987 | 15 | — | #5,210 | — |
| 1986 | 23 | — | #3,713 | — |
| 1985 | 27 | — | #3,296 | — |
| 1984 | 21 | — | #3,813 | — |
| 1983 | 17 | — | #4,392 | — |
| 1982 | 21 | — | #3,856 | — |
| 1981 | 20 | — | #3,945 | — |
| 1980 | 18 | — | #4,235 | — |
| 1979 | 20 | — | #3,852 | — |
| 1978 | 15 | — | #4,576 | — |
| 1977 | 28 | — | #2,881 | — |
| 1976 | 17 | — | #3,892 | — |
| 1975 | 22 | — | #3,220 | — |
| 1974 | 18 | — | #3,640 | — |
| 1973 | 19 | — | #3,413 | — |
| 1972 | 18 | — | #3,479 | — |
| 1971 | 16 | — | #3,876 | — |
| 1970 | 17 | — | #3,658 | — |
| 1969 | 17 | — | #3,403 | — |
| 1968 | 14 | — | #3,708 | — |
| 1967 | 11 | — | #4,194 | — |
| 1966 | 14 | — | #3,474 | — |
| 1965 | 14 | — | #3,490 | — |
| 1964 | 20 | — | #2,878 | — |
| 1963 | 28 | — | #2,280 | — |
| 1962 | 33 | — | #2,054 | — |
| 1961 | 30 | — | #2,184 | — |
| 1960 | 29 | — | #2,172 | — |
| 1959 | 31 | — | #2,043 | — |
| 1958 | 26 | — | #2,238 | — |
| 1957 | 40 | — | #1,717 | — |
| 1956 | 51 | — | #1,497 | — |
| 1955 | 37 | — | #1,716 | — |
| 1954 | 46 | — | #1,492 | — |
| 1953 | 50 | — | #1,385 | — |
| 1952 | 48 | — | #1,411 | — |
| 1951 | 62 | — | #1,188 | — |
| 1950 | 50 | — | #1,297 | — |
| 1949 | 51 | — | #1,285 | — |
| 1948 | 66 | — | #1,100 | — |
| 1947 | 49 | — | #1,306 | — |
| 1946 | 61 | — | #1,096 | — |
| 1945 | 61 | — | #990 | — |
| 1944 | 43 | — | #1,215 | — |
| 1943 | 81 | — | #866 | — |
| 1942 | 70 | — | #940 | — |
| 1941 | 53 | — | #1,010 | — |
| 1940 | 74 | — | #831 | — |
| 1939 | 65 | — | #873 | — |
| 1938 | 61 | — | #907 | — |
| 1937 | 50 | — | #998 | — |
| 1936 | 61 | — | #872 | — |
| 1935 | 62 | — | #881 | — |
| 1934 | 66 | — | #845 | — |
| 1933 | 64 | — | #842 | — |
| 1932 | 64 | — | #872 | — |
| 1931 | 66 | — | #852 | — |
| 1930 | 75 | — | #820 | — |
| 1929 | 80 | — | #785 | — |
| 1928 | 73 | — | #850 | — |
| 1927 | 79 | — | #828 | — |
| 1926 | 89 | — | #767 | — |
| 1925 | 117 | — | #683 | — |
| 1924 | 103 | — | #729 | — |
| 1923 | 82 | — | #807 | — |
| 1922 | 78 | — | #833 | — |
| 1921 | 86 | — | #790 | — |
| 1920 | 69 | — | #877 | — |
| 1919 | 50 | — | #1,022 | — |
| 1918 | 67 | — | #877 | — |
| 1917 | 51 | — | #985 | — |
| 1916 | 60 | — | #880 | — |
| 1915 | 52 | — | #924 | — |
| 1914 | 43 | — | #895 | — |
| 1913 | 35 | — | #906 | — |
| 1912 | 35 | — | #856 | — |
| 1911 | 13 | — | #1,343 | — |
| 1910 | 21 | — | #957 | — |
| 1909 | 10 | — | #1,432 | — |
| 1908 | 20 | — | #901 | — |
| 1907 | 11 | — | #1,253 | — |
| 1906 | 16 | — | #946 | — |
| 1905 | 10 | — | #1,272 | — |
| 1904 | 10 | — | #1,216 | — |
| 1903 | 13 | — | #1,009 | — |
| 1902 | 11 | — | #1,108 | — |
| 1901 | 9 | — | #1,191 | — |
| 1900 | 14 | — | #1,038 | — |
| 1899 | 5 | — | #1,750 | — |
| 1898 | 13 | — | #997 | — |
| 1897 | 12 | — | #962 | — |
| 1896 | 15 | — | #861 | — |
| 1895 | 11 | — | #1,029 | — |
| 1894 | 13 | — | #884 | — |
| 1893 | 14 | — | #815 | — |
| 1892 | 9 | — | #1,056 | — |
| 1891 | 7 | — | #1,164 | — |
| 1890 | 10 | — | #914 | — |
| 1889 | 6 | — | #1,218 | — |
| 1885 | 5 | — | #1,140 | — |
| 1884 | 7 | — | #899 | — |