Recorded 1945–1957 Girls' name Peak 1956 24 births

Gyla — girls' name

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.

1940s51950s19
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.

What the Data Says About Gyla

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Gyla between 1945 and 1957, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gyla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gyla performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gyla shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gyla 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 24 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.

Gyla at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

24

Since 1945

13 years of records

Peak year

1956

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1945

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1957

Gyla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1945

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1956)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1957195619541945 5

Gyla by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
19 births that decade — 79% of Gyla's all-time total
1940s51950s19

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?
Gyla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 13 years of data through 1957.
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.

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, 1945–1957 (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.