Recorded 1916–1969 Girls' name Peak 1954 455 births

Guyla — girls' name

455 babies named Guyla in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s251920s681930s701940s901950s1221960s80
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.

What the Data Says About Guyla

The Social Security Administration has registered 455 babies named Guyla between 1916 and 1969, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Guyla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Guyla performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Guyla shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Guyla 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 455 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.

Guyla at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

455

Since 1916

54 years of records

Peak year

1954

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1916

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1969

Guyla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1916

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1954)
18
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
05101520 196919621955194719401933192619191916 10

Guyla by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
122 births that decade — 27% of Guyla's all-time total
1910s251920s681930s701940s901950s1221960s80

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Guyla?
455 babies have been named Guyla since 1916. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1954 with 18 births.
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.

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, 1916–1969 (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.