Total births
11
Girls' name · since 1970
Dwyla
Dwyla has 11 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 11
- total births
- 1970–1971
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Dwyla sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1970.
Dwyla has 11 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1971.
- 11 total births
- 1970–1971 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
11 girls have been named Dwyla since 1970, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1971.
- 11
- total births
- 1970–1971
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Dwyla was born in this single decade.
1971
Single peak year
6 babies were named Dwyla in 1971 - its busiest year on record.
Dwyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dwyla's full recorded timeline at 1971, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dwyla at a glance
Last recorded 1971Peak year
1971
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1970
Dwyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1971
- Peak year (1971)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Dwyla by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Dwyla's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Dwyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dwyla? ▼
Dwyla has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 1970, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1971. 6 babies were born in 1971, its single highest year.
When was Dwyla most popular? ▼
Dwyla was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Dwyla been used? ▼
Dwyla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 2 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Dwyla? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dwyn. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1970–1971 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dwyla: Baby Name Since 1970 - 11 Births, Peak 1971." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dwyla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Dwyla 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 July 2026.