girl's name
Mayla
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,722
Northern Ireland
#363
2023 births
Mayla is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 115 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 116 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 28,829 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1956.
Mayla over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 17 |
| 1960s | 12 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 22 |
| 1990s | 77 |
| 2000s | 264 |
| 2010s | 703 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 603 |
How popular is Mayla?
In 2025, Mayla was given to 115 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Mayla 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 Mayla
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mayla also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mayla over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mayla
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mayla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mayla
How popular is the name Mayla?
In 2025, Mayla was given to 115 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Mayla a girl's or a boy's name?
Mayla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Mayla most popular?
Mayla peaked in 2024, when 116 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Mayla a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mayla currently ranks #792 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.