US rank #9557 Girls' name Peak 1931 553 births

Hyla — #9557 US girls' name

553 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.

1900s51910s571920s831930s621940s481950s661960s491970s501990s162000s372010s382020s42
#9557
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 46% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Hyla was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

15 babies were named Hyla in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hyla

The Social Security Administration has registered 553 babies named Hyla between 1904 and 2024, spanning 121 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hyla currently holds the #9557 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hyla performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Hyla shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hyla 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 553 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.

Hyla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

553

Since 1904

121 years of records

Peak year

1931

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#9,557

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1904

Recorded for 121 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hyla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1904

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1931)
15
Annual births at peak — across 121 years of records
05101520 202420101976196219501934192319121904 5

Hyla by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
83 births that decade — 15% of Hyla's all-time total
1900s51910s571920s831930s621940s481950s661960s491970s501990s162000s372010s382020s42

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hyla?
553 babies have been named Hyla since 1904. It currently ranks #9557 among girls. The peak year was 1931 with 15 births.
When was Hyla most popular?
Hyla was most popular in the 1920s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
How long has the name Hyla been used?
Hyla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 121 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hyla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hyland, Hylia, Hylda, Hylee, and 2 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, 1904–2024 (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.