US rank #2219 Girls' name Peak 2024 815 births

Sayla — #2219 US girls' name

815 babies named Sayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s462000s2052010s2702020s289
#2219
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Sayla was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

85 babies were named Sayla in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sayla

The Social Security Administration has registered 815 babies named Sayla between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sayla currently holds the #2219 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 85 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sayla performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 289 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sayla shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 47 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Sayla in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sayla 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 815 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.

Sayla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

815

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2024

85 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,219

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sayla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
85
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
020406080100 202420202016201220082004200019921983 5

Sayla by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
289 births that decade — 35% of Sayla's all-time total
1980s51990s462000s2052010s2702020s289

Sayla by state

Where Sayla concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Sayla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
47 5.8%
#2 Texas
32 3.9%
#3 Florida
15 1.8%
#4 Indiana
6 0.7%
#5 North Carolina
6 0.7%
#6 Colorado
5 0.6%
#7 Michigan
5 0.6%
California share of Sayla's total US births 5.8%
Even split

47 of 815 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sayla?
815 babies have been named Sayla since 1983. It currently ranks #2219 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 85 births.
When was Sayla most popular?
Sayla was most popular in the 2020s decade with 289 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Sayla most popular?
The top states for the name Sayla are California (47 births), Texas (32 births), Florida (15 births).
How long has the name Sayla been used?
Sayla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sayla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saylor, Saydee, Sayra, Sayuri, 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, 1983–2024 (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.