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Zayla

Zayla holds the #1008 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 248 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1138 in 2020 to #1008 today. Its strongest year on record was 2023 (#800 nationally, 351 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1994. The name's biggest fan base is in New Mexico (#217 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1008
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#800
in 2023 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
248
girls named Zayla

Zayla popularity, 1880–2025

0.006%0.012%0.018%0.024%18801900192019401960198020002020#800 in 2023
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2023

Where Zayla is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #791 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WI#791Michigan: #965 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#965New York: #1087 (13 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#1087Massachusetts: #873 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MA#873Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025RI—Oregon: #548 (6 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)OR#548Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025IA—Illinois: #852 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#852Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025IN—Ohio: #1134 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1134Pennsylvania: #1108 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1108New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025CT—California: #1053 (25 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#1053Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025UT—Colorado: #634 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CO#634Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025NE—Missouri: #926 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MO#926Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025WV—Virginia: #843 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#843Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025DE—Arizona: #748 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AZ#748New Mexico: #217 (7 girls, 0.15% of girls born 2025)NM#217Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025TN—North Carolina: #834 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#834South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #483 (8 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)OK#483Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025AL—Georgia: #1213 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#1213Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Zayla in 2025HI—Texas: #1037 (27 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#1037Florida: #1055 (14 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#1055
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Mexico (#217), Oklahoma (#483), Oregon (#548)

Uniqueness score

51/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Zayla in the most recent year of SSA data.

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