Total births
24
Girls' name · since 1945
Gyla
24 babies named Gyla in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 24
- total births
- 1945–1957
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 79%
- born in that decade
Gyla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 24 have been recorded since 1945.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gyla has been recorded 24 times among girls since 1945, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 1957.
- 24 total births
- 1945–1957 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 79% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
24 girls have been named Gyla since 1945, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1957.
- 24
- total births
- 1945–1957
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 79%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
79% of everyone ever named Gyla was born in this single decade.
1956
Single peak year
7 babies were named Gyla in 1956 - its busiest year on record.
Gyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gyla's full recorded timeline at 1956, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1945, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gyla at a glance
Last recorded 1957Peak year
1956
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1945
Gyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1957
- Peak year (1956)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Gyla by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Gyla's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Gyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 19 births (79% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gyla? ▼
24 babies have been named Gyla since 1945. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1956 with 7 births.
When was Gyla most popular? ▼
Gyla was most popular in the 1950s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Gyla been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Gyla since 1945 -- 13 years through the most recent 1957 data.
What names are similar to Gyla? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gyllian. 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, 1945–1957 (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. "Gyla: Baby Name Since 1945 - 24 Births, Peak 1956." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gyla. 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 Gyla 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.