Girls' name · since 1976
Chyla
Chyla has 443 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,719 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,304 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 443
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chyla currently ranks #10304 among girls' names in America, with 443 babies recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Chyla recorded 443 times among girls since 1976, holding rank #10304 nationally today, ahead of 40% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #12,719 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,304 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 443 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chyla ranks #12,719 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,304 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 443 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,719 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,304 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 443
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chyla's 443 recorded births place it above 82.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Chyla compares
443 Top 47% higher than 53% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Chyla's all-time total is 18% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chyla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 443 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Chyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chyla's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1983)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Chyla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (125 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Chyla's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Chyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
88 births
- 2000s
2000s
125 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 125 births (28% of all-time use).
Chyla by state
Where Chyla concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
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- Chyla's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (125 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Chylas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Chyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Chyla 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.