Total births
114
Girls' name · since 1998
Jyla
114 babies named Jyla in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12746
- among girls today
- 114
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 28%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Jyla is the #12746 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 114 recorded since 1998.
Jyla has 114 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12746 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #12746 among girls today
- 114 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
- 28% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Jyla is currently the #12746 girls' name in America, more common than 28% of girls - 114 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12746
- among girls today
- 114
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 28%
- more common than other girls
Jyla vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12746
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 28% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
44% of everyone ever named Jyla was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
10 babies were named Jyla in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
How Jyla compares
114 27th percentile among 17,726 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
Jyla's all-time total is 70% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jyla | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 114 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 48 | 19,840 |
Jyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jyla's full recorded timeline at 2009, 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 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jyla at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2018
Current rank
#12,746
Active since
1998
Jyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Jyla by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Jyla's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Jyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
- 2010s
2010s
35 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 50 births (44% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jyla? ▼
Jyla has been given to 114 babies in the U.S. since 1998, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #12746 as of the latest data. 10 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
When was Jyla most popular? ▼
Jyla was most popular in the 2000s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Jyla been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Jyla since 1998 -- 28 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Jyla? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jyl, Jyllian, Jylian, Jyll, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Jyla's data
- Jyla's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (50 total births) through the 2020s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Jyla
Nearby Names Like Jyla
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jyla
Jyl Girl
389 births
Jyllian Girl
244 births
Jylian Girl
103 births
Jyll Girl
91 births
Jylene Girl
23 births
Compare Jyla side by side: Jyla vs Jyl Jyla vs Jyllian Jyla vs Jylian
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Jyla
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jyla: #12746 Girls' Name - 114 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jyla. 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 Jyla 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 June 2026.