US rank #4639 Girls' name Peak 2024 177 births

Syla — #4639 US girls' name

177 babies named Syla in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s142010s732020s90
#4639
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 74% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Syla was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

30 babies were named Syla in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Syla

The Social Security Administration has registered 177 babies named Syla between 2008 and 2024, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Syla currently holds the #4639 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Syla performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Syla shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Syla in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Syla 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 177 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.

Syla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

177

Since 2008

17 years of records

Peak year

2024

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,639

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2008

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2024

Syla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2008

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
30
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
010203040 2024202120182015201220092008 6

Syla by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
90 births that decade — 51% of Syla's all-time total
2000s142010s732020s90

Syla by state

Where Syla concentrates geographically — total births since 2008

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Syla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 3.4%
Texas share of Syla's total US births 3.4%

6 of 177 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Syla?
177 babies have been named Syla since 2008. It currently ranks #4639 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 30 births.
When was Syla most popular?
Syla was most popular in the 2020s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Syla most popular?
The top states for the name Syla are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Syla been used?
Syla has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 17 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Syla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sylvia, Sylvie, Sylva, Sylvana, and 4 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, 2008–2024 (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.