girl's name
Scylla
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 45
Scylla is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 9 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2017.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Scylla over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 10 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 30 |
How popular is Scylla?
In 2025, Scylla was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Scylla 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 Scylla
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Sibling names for Scylla
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Scylla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Scylla
How popular is the name Scylla?
In 2025, Scylla was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Scylla a girl's or a boy's name?
Scylla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Scylla?
Scylla has 2 syllables.
When was Scylla most popular?
Scylla peaked in 2022, when 9 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Scylla a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Scylla currently ranks #12,370 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.