US rank #12487 Girls' name Peak 2004 63 births

Deyla — #12487 US girls' name

63 babies named Deyla in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52000s242010s112020s23
#12487
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 29% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Deyla was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

11 babies were named Deyla in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deyla

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Deyla between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deyla currently holds the #12487 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deyla performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Deyla shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Deyla in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deyla 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 63 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.

Deyla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

63

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2004

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,487

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Deyla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
11
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
4681012 2024202320222020201420112005200420031982 5

Deyla by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
24 births that decade — 38% of Deyla's all-time total
1980s52000s242010s112020s23

Deyla by state

Where Deyla concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Deyla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 17.5%
Texas share of Deyla's total US births 17.5%

11 of 63 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deyla?
63 babies have been named Deyla since 1982. It currently ranks #12487 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 11 births.
When was Deyla most popular?
Deyla was most popular in the 2000s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Deyla most popular?
The top states for the name Deyla are Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Deyla been used?
Deyla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Deyla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deyanira, Deysi, Deyonna, Deyanna, 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, 1982–2024 (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.