girl's name
Syla
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 245
Syla is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 30 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 122,805 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2008.
Syla over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 14 |
| 2010s | 73 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 117 |
How popular is Syla?
In 2025, Syla was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Syla 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 Syla
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Syla also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Syla over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Syla
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Syla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Syla
How popular is the name Syla?
In 2025, Syla was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Syla a girl's or a boy's name?
Syla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Syla most popular?
Syla peaked in 2024, when 30 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Syla a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Syla currently ranks #3,743 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.