Total births
96
Girls' name · since 2008
Sylah
96 babies named Sylah 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.
- #8340
- among girls today
- 96
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 53%
- more common than other girls
96 babies have been named Sylah since 2008, making it today's #8340 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sylah has been recorded 96 times among girls since 2008, currently ranked #8340 nationally and more common than 53% 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 2008 to 2025.
- #8340 among girls today
- 96 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
- 53% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Sylah is currently the #8340 girls' name in America, more common than 53% of girls - 96 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8340
- among girls today
- 96
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 53%
- more common than other girls
Sylah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8340
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 53% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
71% of everyone ever named Sylah was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
13 babies were named Sylah in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Sylah compares
96 24th 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
Sylah's all-time total is 75% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sylah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 96 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 48 | 19,840 |
Sylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sylah's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sylah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#8,340
Active since
2008
Sylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Sylah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Sylah's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Sylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 23
2010s
23 births
- 2020s
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 68 births (71% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sylah? ▼
Sylah has been given to 96 babies in the U.S. since 2008, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #8340 as of the latest data. 13 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Sylah most popular? ▼
Sylah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Sylah been used? ▼
Sylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 18 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Sylah? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Sylah
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Sylva Girl
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Sylvana Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2008–2025 (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. "Sylah: #8340 Girls' Name - 96 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sylah. 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 Sylah 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 July 2026.