Sayla
Girl name · #2287 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 80 baby girls were named Sayla, placing it at #2287 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #5653, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 22,500 girls born in 2025 was named Sayla.
The 42-year story
Sayla first appears in the Social Security records in 1983, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 85 babies and a rank of #2218. 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 Sayla per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Sayla in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Sayla is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Sayla will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Sayla is most common
State-level data for Sayla 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 Sayla
Statistically, parents drawn to Sayla tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ryla, Mayla, Rayla, Azayla, and Syla.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Sayla | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80 | #2276 |
| 2024 | 85 | #2218 |
| 2023 | 73 | #2442 |
| 2022 | 53 | #3073 |
| 2021 | 54 | #3037 |
| 2020 | 25 | #5003 |
| 2019 | 27 | #4909 |
| 2018 | 32 | #4357 |
| 2017 | 18 | #6531 |
| 2016 | 28 | #4850 |
| 2015 | 23 | #5653 |
| 2014 | 29 | #4768 |
| 2013 | 29 | #4755 |
| 2012 | 27 | #5114 |
| 2011 | 29 | #4807 |
| 2010 | 28 | #4974 |
| 2009 | 27 | #5226 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6559 |
| 2007 | 23 | #5895 |
| 2006 | 30 | #4685 |
| 2005 | 28 | #4704 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10690 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6299 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6129 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6956 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Sayla a popular girl name?
Sayla ranked #2287 among girls in 2025 with 80 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5653.
When was the name Sayla most popular?
Sayla peaked in 2024, when 85 American girls received the name (ranked #2218 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Sayla?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 22,500 newborn American girls was named Sayla. 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.