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Lyla

Gender

Female

Origin

Persian
Dark as the night
English

Syllables

2

Pronunciation

l(y)-la

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Lisa Loeb

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #12141, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #80, 3,089 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–3,089
2024–2,944
2023–2,655
2022–2,664
202152,520
2020–2,307
2019–2,449
2018–2,305
2017–2,268
2016–2,224

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #61, 751 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025751
2024634
2023610
2022620
2021667
2020517
2019531
2018539
2017563
2016553

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #358, 173 births); most recent 2023 (rank #436, 124 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023124
2022154
2021173
2020158
2019154
2018139
2017136
2016148
2015153
2014156

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #118, 40 births); most recent 2025 (rank #137, 33 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202533
202436
202340
202230
202127
202020
201917
201826
201718
201615

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #50, 77 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202577
202462
202362
202258
202159
202035
201944
201839
201743
201631

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #71, 30 births); most recent 2025 (rank #71, 29 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202529
202418
202320
202230
202125
202017
201912
201819
201718
201616

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #90, 37 births); most recent 2023 (rank #109, 27 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202327
202230
202137
202025
201923
201833
201727
201629
201523
201422

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence