Total births
314
Girls' name · since 2005
Vayla
Vayla has 314 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5566
- among girls today
- 314
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 69%
- more common than other girls
Vayla currently ranks #5566 among girls' names in America, with 314 babies recorded since 2005.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vayla has been recorded 314 times among girls since 2005, currently ranked #5566 nationally and more common than 69% 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 2005 to 2025.
- #5566 among girls today
- 314 born since 2005
- 2020s peak decade
- 69% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Vayla is currently the #5566 girls' name in America, more common than 69% of girls - 314 born since 2005, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5566
- among girls today
- 314
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 69%
- more common than other girls
Vayla vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#5566
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 69% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
47% of everyone ever named Vayla was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
38 babies were named Vayla in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Vayla compares
314 46th 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
Vayla's all-time total is 18% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vayla | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 314 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 48 | 19,840 |
Vayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vayla splits its recorded history at 2016: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vayla at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#5,566
Active since
2005
Vayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Vayla by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Vayla's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Vayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
145 births
- 2020s
2020s
149 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 149 births (47% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Vayla? ▼
Since 2005, Social Security records show 314 babies named Vayla. Today it holds rank #5566 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 38 births.
When was Vayla most popular? ▼
Vayla was most popular in the 2020s decade with 149 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Vayla been used? ▼
Vayla has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 21 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Vayla? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vayda, Vaya, Vayah, Vayolet, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Vayla
Nearby Names Like Vayla
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Vayla
Vayda Girl
#1367 2,889 births
Vaya Girl
#10912 144 births
Vayah Girl
51 births
Vayolet Girl
#14932 34 births
Vayoleth Girl
#14950 30 births
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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, 2005–2025 (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. "Vayla: #5566 Girls' Name - 314 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/vayla. 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 Vayla 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.