Girls' name · since 1988
Cyla
341 babies named Cyla in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,846 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,360 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 341
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
341 babies have been named Cyla since 1988, making it today's #10360 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cyla has been recorded 341 times among girls since 1988, currently ranked #10360 nationally and more common than 40% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #14,846 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,360 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 341 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cyla ranks #14,846 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,360 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 341 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,846 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,360 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 341
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cyla's 341 recorded births place it above 79.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Cyla compares
341 48th percentile among 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
Cyla's all-time total is 9% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cyla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 341 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cyla splits its recorded history at 2009: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Cyla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (128 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Cyla's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Cyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
53 births
- 2000s
2000s
128 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s 50
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 128 births (38% of all-time use).
Cyla by state
Where Cyla concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
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What to do with Cyla's data
- Cyla's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (128 total births) through the 2020s (50) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Cylas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Cyla 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.