Total births
11
Recorded 1970–1971 Girls' name Peak 1971 11 births
Dwyla — girls' name
11 babies named Dwyla in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
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.
What the Data Says About Dwyla
The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Dwyla between 1970 and 1971, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dwyla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Dwyla performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Dwyla 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 11 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.
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 · 1971–1970
- 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
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 11 births that decade — 100% of Dwyla's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dwyla? ▼
11 babies have been named Dwyla since 1970. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1971 with 6 births.
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–1971 (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.