US rank #9147 Girls' name Peak 2009 462 births

Hayla — #9147 US girls' name

462 babies named Hayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s652000s2002010s1452020s47
#9147
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 48% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Hayla was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

27 babies were named Hayla in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hayla

The Social Security Administration has registered 462 babies named Hayla between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hayla currently holds the #9147 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hayla performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 200 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Hayla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hayla in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hayla 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 462 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.

Hayla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

462

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2009

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,147

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hayla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
27
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
051015202530 20242019201420092004199919941987 5

Hayla by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
200 births that decade — 43% of Hayla's all-time total
1980s51990s652000s2002010s1452020s47

Hayla by state

Where Hayla concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hayla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 1.1%
Ohio share of Hayla's total US births 1.1%

5 of 462 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hayla?
462 babies have been named Hayla since 1987. It currently ranks #9147 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 27 births.
When was Hayla most popular?
Hayla was most popular in the 2000s decade with 200 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Hayla most popular?
The top states for the name Hayla are Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Hayla been used?
Hayla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hayla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hayley, Hayden, Haylee, Haylie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1987–2024 (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.