Girls' name · since 1914

Coyla

Coyla has 27 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#42,149 of 72,339
all-time among girls
27
born since 1914
1910s
peak decade

Coyla sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 27 recorded since 1914.

Social Security Administration records show Coyla recorded 27 times among girls since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1942.

  • #42,149 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 27 born since 1914
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coyla ranks #42,149 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1914, peaking in the 1910s.

#42,149 of 72,339
all-time among girls
27
born since 1914
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Coyla's 27 recorded births place it above 41.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Coyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Coyla's SSA record in two at 1916 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Coyla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1942

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1916)
7
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19141915191619351942 5

Coyla by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (17 births, 63% of the file).

1910s was Coyla's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Coyla births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 17 births (63% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Coyla?
Coyla has been given to 27 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #42,149 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1942. 7 babies were born in 1916, its single highest year.
Where does Coyla sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coyla ranks #42,149 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Coyla most popular?
Coyla was most popular in the 1910s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Coyla been used?
The SSA has tracked Coyla since 1914 -- 29 years through the most recent 1942 data.
What names are similar to Coyla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Coy, Coye, Coya, Coyote. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Coyla's data

  • Coyla's decade-level peak was the 1910s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Coyla

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Coyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1914–1942 (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 Coyla 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.