girl's name
Iyla
EYE-luh (English)
- Origin Disputed
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 6,581
the United States
#526
2025 births
Iyla is a modern girl's name whose origin is disputed. The Bump and MomJunction give a Sanskrit meaning, "moonlight," MomJunction also treats it as a form of Hebrew Ayla, "oak tree," and Nameberry compares it with Isla and Turkish Ayla.
- Peaked in 2025, when 572 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 5,796 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1929.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Iyla Over Time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 0 |
| 1940s | 0 |
| 1950s | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 7 |
| 2000s | 158 |
| 2010s | 1,209 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,666 |
What Iyla Means
The meaning of Iyla is unsettled. Moonlight and oak tree are both in print, and the spelling is close to several other names, so the sense depends on which name a family treats as its parent.
Where Iyla Comes From
Iyla has no long record of its own. Sanskrit-based lists connect it with words for moonlight, a gloss also attached to Turkish Ayla, where ay means moon. Hebrew Ayla, or Elah, means oak or terebinth. Nameberry notes its resemblance to Isla and Ayla, and that's the strongest clue: the name has grown alongside those favorites. Because the same sound exists in several languages, a modern spelling cannot be assigned to just one, and each site has picked the root closest to its own lists.
Iyla in Use
Sound-led spellings like Iyla show how quickly names now cross language boundaries. Its use in Canada, England and Wales, Ireland and the United States reflects families of several backgrounds.
How Popular Is Iyla?
In 2025, Iyla was given to 572 babies in the United States, ranking #526 that year. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in the United States.
Where Iyla Is Used
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 Iyla
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents Who Like Iyla Also Like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Iyla over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
How to Say Iyla
- English EYE-luh
Iyla in Other Languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling Names for Iyla
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Iyla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Iyla
What does the name Iyla mean?
Moonlight and oak tree are the two readings in print, and neither is settled.
Why do sources disagree about Iyla?
It's a modern spelling close to Ayla and Isla, which have separate roots.
How do you pronounce Iyla?
EYE-luh.
How popular is the name Iyla?
In 2025, Iyla was given to 572 babies in the United States, ranking #526 that year. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in the United States.
Is Iyla a girl's or a boy's name?
Iyla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Iyla?
Iyla has 2 syllables.
When was Iyla most popular?
Iyla peaked in 2025, when 572 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Iyla a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Iyla currently ranks #473 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.