Ryla
Girl name · #2073 in 2025 · Rare
Ryla is currently the #2073 girl name in the United States — 91 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #5288, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 19,780 girls born in 2025 was named Ryla.
The 22-year story
Ryla first appears in the Social Security records in 2003, when 11 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 102 babies and a rank of #1942. 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 Ryla per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Ryla in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Ryla is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Ryla will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Ryla is most common
State-level data for Ryla 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 Ryla
Statistically, parents drawn to Ryla tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Rayla, Sayla, Mayla, Eyla, and Aiyla.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Ryla | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 91 | #2064 |
| 2024 | 102 | #1942 |
| 2023 | 70 | #2517 |
| 2022 | 85 | #2208 |
| 2021 | 61 | #2784 |
| 2020 | 46 | #3338 |
| 2019 | 51 | #3130 |
| 2018 | 51 | #3158 |
| 2017 | 41 | #3697 |
| 2016 | 42 | #3656 |
| 2015 | 25 | #5288 |
| 2014 | 35 | #4178 |
| 2013 | 38 | #3918 |
| 2012 | 24 | #5557 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5728 |
| 2010 | 30 | #4735 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8454 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7742 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9007 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9286 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8883 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10690 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9048 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ryla a popular girl name?
Ryla ranked #2073 among girls in 2025 with 91 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5288.
When was the name Ryla most popular?
Ryla peaked in 2024, when 102 American girls received the name (ranked #1942 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Ryla?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 19,780 newborn American girls was named Ryla. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "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.