Girls' name · since 1976
Chayla
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 949 babies named Chayla, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,789 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 949
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chayla sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 949 recorded since 1976.
Chayla has 949 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2024.
- #7,789 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 949 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chayla ranks #7,789 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 949 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,789 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 949
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chayla's 949 recorded births place it above 89.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Chayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chayla's full recorded timeline at 1998, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2024
- Peak year (2003)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Chayla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (328 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Chayla's strongest decade.
328 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Chayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 45
1970s
45 births
- 1980s
1980s
138 births
- 1990s
1990s
313 births
- 2000s
2000s
328 births
- 2010s 113
2010s
113 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 328 births (35% of all-time use).
How Chayla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Chayla's total volume
Chayla by state
Where Chayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
12 of 949 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Chayla's data
- Chayla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (328 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chaylas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chayla draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.