US rank #2266 Girls' name Peak 2022 2,008 births

Dayla — #2266 US girls' name

2,008 babies named Dayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s371960s841970s1441980s1341990s2302000s5152010s5272020s337
#2266
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Dayla was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

87 babies were named Dayla in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dayla

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,008 babies named Dayla between 1950 and 2024, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dayla currently holds the #2266 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 87 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dayla performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 527 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Dayla shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 167 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Dayla in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dayla in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,008 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dayla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,008

Since 1950

75 years of records

Peak year

2022

87 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,266

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1950

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dayla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1950

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
87
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
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Dayla by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
527 births that decade — 26% of Dayla's all-time total
1950s371960s841970s1441980s1341990s2302000s5152010s5272020s337

Dayla by state

Where Dayla concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dayla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
167 8.3%
#2 California
105 5.2%
#3 Florida
64 3.2%
#4 North Carolina
23 1.1%
#5 Georgia
21 1.0%
#6 New York
17 0.8%
#7 Ohio
11 0.5%
#8 Arizona
6 0.3%
Texas share of Dayla's total US births 8.3%
Even split

167 of 2,008 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Dayla appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dayla?
2,008 babies have been named Dayla since 1950. It currently ranks #2266 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 87 births.
When was Dayla most popular?
Dayla was most popular in the 2010s decade with 527 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Dayla most popular?
The top states for the name Dayla are Texas (167 births), California (105 births), Florida (64 births).
How long has the name Dayla been used?
Dayla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 75 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dayla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dayana, Dayna, Dayanara, Dayanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1950–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.