Total births
40
Girls' name · since 2017
Scylla
Since 2017, U.S. Social Security records show 40 babies named Scylla, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13247
- among girls today
- 40
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Scylla is the #13247 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 40 recorded since 2017.
Social Security Administration records show Scylla recorded 40 times among girls since 2017, holding rank #13247 nationally today, ahead of 25% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2025.
- #13247 among girls today
- 40 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
- 25% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Scylla is currently the #13247 girls' name in America, more common than 25% of girls - 40 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13247
- among girls today
- 40
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other girls
Scylla vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#13247
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 25% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
75% of everyone ever named Scylla was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
9 babies were named Scylla in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Scylla compares
40 13th 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
Scylla's all-time total is 90% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Scylla | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 40 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Scylla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Scylla's full recorded timeline at 2023, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Scylla at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#13,247
Active since
2017
Scylla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Scylla by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Scylla's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Scylla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 30 births (75% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Scylla? ▼
Scylla has been given to 40 babies in the U.S. since 2017, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #13247 as of the latest data. 9 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
When was Scylla most popular? ▼
Scylla was most popular in the 2020s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Scylla been used? ▼
Records for Scylla go back to 2017, giving 9 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Scylla? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Scyler. 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, 2017–2025 (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. "Scylla: #13247 Girls' Name - 40 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/scylla. 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 Scylla 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.