Zayla
Girl name · #1012 in 2025 · Rare
Zayla ranks #1012 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 248 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #1372, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 7,258 girls born in 2025 was named Zayla.
Babies named Zayla per year. Source: SSA.
The 31-year story
Zayla first appears in the Social Security records in 1994, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 351 babies and a rank of #800. 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.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Zayla in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Zayla is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Zayla will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Zayla is most common
Geography matters for names, and Zayla is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Zayla is most common in NC (0.2 per 1,000), IL (0.2 per 1,000), TX (0.2 per 1,000), NY (0.2 per 1,000), FL (0.2 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.2 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Zayla is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Zayla
Statistically, parents drawn to Zayla tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Zyla, Nayla, Mayla, Rayla, and Anyla.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Zayla | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 248 | #1008 |
| 2024 | 262 | #987 |
| 2023 | 351 | #800 |
| 2022 | 338 | #829 |
| 2021 | 289 | #920 |
| 2020 | 209 | #1138 |
| 2019 | 217 | #1119 |
| 2018 | 223 | #1106 |
| 2017 | 208 | #1178 |
| 2016 | 189 | #1278 |
| 2015 | 172 | #1372 |
| 2014 | 198 | #1233 |
| 2013 | 151 | #1470 |
| 2012 | 144 | #1530 |
| 2011 | 128 | #1661 |
| 2010 | 104 | #1928 |
| 2009 | 85 | #2286 |
| 2008 | 75 | #2511 |
| 2007 | 52 | #3247 |
| 2006 | 66 | #2701 |
| 2005 | 38 | #3809 |
| 2004 | 29 | #4601 |
| 2003 | 32 | #4109 |
| 2002 | 28 | #4381 |
| 2001 | 24 | #4834 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Zayla a popular girl name?
Zayla ranked #1012 among girls in 2025 with 248 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1372.
When was the name Zayla most popular?
Zayla peaked in 2023, when 351 American girls received the name (ranked #800 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Zayla?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 7,258 newborn American girls was named Zayla. 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.