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Twyla

Girl

Meaning of Twyla: American: 'woven or twin'

Twyla is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2875th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3015th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2875

56 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3015

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,192

First recorded 1905 · peak 1964

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 60 babies1982: 55 babies1983: 62 babies1984: 65 babies1985: 38 babies1986: 52 babies1987: 50 babies1988: 40 babies1989: 39 babies1990: 32 babies19901991: 25 babies1992: 32 babies1993: 30 babies1994: 26 babies1995: 15 babies1996: 27 babies1997: 20 babies1998: 21 babies1999: 21 babies2000: 24 babies20002001: 20 babies2002: 22 babies2003: 31 babies2004: 26 babies2005: 30 babies2006: 13 babies2007: 18 babies2008: 17 babies2009: 34 babies2010: 33 babies20102011: 28 babies2012: 25 babies2013: 20 babies2014: 33 babies2015: 25 babies2016: 27 babies2017: 33 babies2018: 21 babies2019: 31 babies2020: 30 babies20202021: 58 babies2022: 60 babies2023: 58 babies2024: 40 babies2025: 56 babies
US babies named Twyla per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 65.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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