Girls' name · since 1904
Hyla
560 babies named Hyla in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,043 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,994 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 560
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hyla currently ranks #11994 among girls' names in America, with 560 babies recorded since 1904.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hyla has been recorded 560 times among girls since 1904, currently ranked #11994 nationally and more common than 31% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2025.
- #11,043 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,994 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 560 born since 1904
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hyla ranks #11,043 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,994 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 560 born since 1904, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,043 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,994 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 560
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hyla's 560 recorded births place it above 84.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Hyla compares
560 Top 43% higher than 57% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hyla's all-time total is 49% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hyla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 560 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hyla splits its recorded history at 1955: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1904 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1931 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2025
- Peak year (1931)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 122 years of records
Hyla by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (83 births, 15% of the file).
1920s was Hyla's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Hyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
57 births
- 1920s
1920s
83 births
- 1930s
1930s
62 births
- 1940s
1940s
48 births
- 1950s
1950s
66 births
- 1960s
1960s
49 births
- 1970s
1970s
50 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
38 births
- 2020s
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 83 births (15% of all-time use).
How Hyla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Hyla's total volume
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Hyla? ▼
Where does Hyla sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Hyla most popular? ▼
How long has the name Hyla been used? ▼
What names are similar to Hyla? ▼
What to do with Hyla's data
- Hyla's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (83 total births) through the 2020s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Hyla
Nearby Names Like Hyla
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Hyla
Compare Hyla side by side: Hyla vs Hylia Hyla vs Hyland Hyla vs Hylee
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Hyla
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~121 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1904–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Hyla 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 August 2026.