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Zayla

Girl

Meaning of Zayla: American: 'invented name'

Zayla 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 — 984th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2574th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#984

248 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2574

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,949

First recorded 1994 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 12 babies1999: 22 babies2000: 22 babies20002001: 24 babies2002: 28 babies2003: 32 babies2004: 29 babies2005: 38 babies2006: 66 babies2007: 52 babies2008: 75 babies2009: 85 babies2010: 104 babies20102011: 128 babies2012: 144 babies2013: 151 babies2014: 198 babies2015: 172 babies2016: 189 babies2017: 208 babies2018: 223 babies2019: 217 babies2020: 209 babies20202021: 289 babies2022: 338 babies2023: 351 babies2024: 262 babies2025: 248 babies
US babies named Zayla per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 351.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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