Total births
108
Girls' name · since 2004
Knyla
Knyla has 108 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12887
- among girls today
- 108
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 27%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Knyla is the #12887 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 108 recorded since 2004.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Knyla has been recorded 108 times among girls since 2004, currently ranked #12887 nationally and more common than 27% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #12887 among girls today
- 108 born since 2004
- 2020s peak decade
- 27% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Knyla is currently the #12887 girls' name in America, more common than 27% of girls - 108 born since 2004, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12887
- among girls today
- 108
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 27%
- more common than other girls
Knyla vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12887
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 27% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
48% of everyone ever named Knyla was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
14 babies were named Knyla in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Knyla compares
108 26th 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
Knyla's all-time total is 72% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Knyla | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 108 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 48 | 19,840 |
Knyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Knyla splits its recorded history at 2016: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Knyla at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#12,887
Active since
2004
Knyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Knyla by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Knyla's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Knyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
38 births
- 2020s
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 52 births (48% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Knyla? ▼
Since 2004, Social Security records show 108 babies named Knyla. Today it holds rank #12887 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 14 births.
When was Knyla most popular? ▼
Knyla was most popular in the 2020s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Knyla been used? ▼
Records for Knyla go back to 2004, giving 22 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Knyla? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Knya, Knylah, Knyomi, Knyari. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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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, 2004–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Knyla: #12887 Girls' Name - 108 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/knyla. 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 Knyla 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.