Total births
455
Girls' name · since 1916
Guyla
Guyla has 455 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 455
- total births
- 1916–1969
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
Guyla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 455 have been recorded since 1916.
Guyla has 455 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1969.
- 455 total births
- 1916–1969 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 27% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
455 girls have been named Guyla since 1916, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1969.
- 455
- total births
- 1916–1969
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
27% of everyone ever named Guyla was born in this single decade.
1954
Single peak year
18 babies were named Guyla in 1954 - its busiest year on record.
Guyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Guyla's SSA record in two at 1943 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1954 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Guyla at a glance
Last recorded 1969Peak year
1954
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1916
Guyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1969
- Peak year (1954)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Guyla by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Guyla's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Guyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 25
1910s
25 births
- 1920s
1920s
68 births
- 1930s
1930s
70 births
- 1940s
1940s
90 births
- 1950s
1950s
122 births
- 1960s
1960s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 122 births (27% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Guyla? ▼
Guyla has been given to 455 babies in the U.S. since 1916, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1969. 18 babies were born in 1954, its single highest year.
When was Guyla most popular? ▼
Guyla was most popular in the 1950s decade with 122 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Guyla been used? ▼
Guyla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 54 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Guyla? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Guy, Guynell, Guylene, Guyneth, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Guyla's data
- Guyla's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (122 total births) through the 1960s (80) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Guyla
Nearby Names Like Guyla
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Guyla
Guy Girl
470 births
Guynell Girl
103 births
Guylene Girl
54 births
Guyneth Girl
30 births
Guynelle Girl
10 births
Compare Guyla side by side: Guyla vs Guy Guyla vs Guynell Guyla vs Guylene
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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, 1916–1969 (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. "Guyla: Baby Name Since 1916 - 455 Births, Peak 1954." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/guyla. 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 Guyla 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.