girl's name
Cyla
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 341
Cyla is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2002, when 17 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1988.
Cyla over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 53 |
| 2000s | 128 |
| 2010s | 105 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 50 |
How popular is Cyla?
In 2025, Cyla was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Cyla
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cyla also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cyla over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cyla
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cyla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cyla
How popular is the name Cyla?
In 2025, Cyla was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Cyla a girl's or a boy's name?
Cyla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Cyla most popular?
Cyla peaked in 2002, when 17 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Cyla a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cyla currently ranks #10,550 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.