Girls' name · since 1952
Fayla
Fayla has 21 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #45,320 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1952
- 2020s
- peak decade
Fayla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 21 have been recorded since 1952.
Social Security Administration records show Fayla recorded 21 times among girls since 1952, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2024.
- #45,320 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 21 born since 1952
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fayla ranks #45,320 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1952, peaking in the 2020s.
- #45,320 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1952
- 2020s
- peak decade
Fayla's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Fayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Fayla's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1952, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Fayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Fayla by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (11 births, 52% of the file).
2020s was Fayla's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Fayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Fayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1952–2024 (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 Fayla 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.