Mayla
Girl name · #1760 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 115 baby girls were named Mayla, placing it at #1760 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2318, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 15,652 girls born in 2025 was named Mayla.
The 69-year story
Mayla first appears in the Social Security records in 1956, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 116 babies and a rank of #1743. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Mayla per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Mayla in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Mayla is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Mayla will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Mayla is most common
State-level data for Mayla is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Mayla
Statistically, parents drawn to Mayla tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Anyla, Rayla, Ryla, Sayla, and Nayla.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Mayla | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 115 | #1758 |
| 2024 | 116 | #1743 |
| 2023 | 99 | #1984 |
| 2022 | 79 | #2346 |
| 2021 | 98 | #1980 |
| 2020 | 96 | #1965 |
| 2019 | 92 | #2056 |
| 2018 | 96 | #2026 |
| 2017 | 83 | #2257 |
| 2016 | 89 | #2168 |
| 2015 | 80 | #2318 |
| 2014 | 68 | #2582 |
| 2013 | 53 | #3076 |
| 2012 | 55 | #3040 |
| 2011 | 34 | #4244 |
| 2010 | 53 | #3123 |
| 2009 | 28 | #5097 |
| 2008 | 46 | #3529 |
| 2007 | 44 | #3653 |
| 2006 | 32 | #4463 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5600 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5555 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6299 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7045 |
| 2001 | 19 | #5822 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mayla a popular girl name?
Mayla ranked #1760 among girls in 2025 with 115 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2318.
When was the name Mayla most popular?
Mayla peaked in 2024, when 116 American girls received the name (ranked #1743 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Mayla?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 15,652 newborn American girls was named Mayla. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.