Meaning and history
Lyla is a name that may be a variant of Leila or a feminine form of Lyle.
20062006: 449 births, rank #642
2007: 887 births, rank #367
2008: 1,508 births, rank #223
2009: 2,071 births, rank #154
2010: 2,291 births, rank #135
20112011: 2,416 births, rank #127
2012: 2,225 births, rank #146
2013: 2,082 births, rank #154
2014: 2,383 births, rank #141
2015: 2,276 births, rank #141
20162016: 2,224 births, rank #138
2017: 2,269 births, rank #131
2018: 2,306 births, rank #128
2019: 2,449 births, rank #121
2020: 2,307 births, rank #118
20212021: 2,521 births, rank #110
2022: 2,665 births, rank #105
2023: 2,659 births, rank #99
2024: 2,954 births, rank #83
20252025: 3,089 births, rank #80
Lyla has risen sharply in the modern US rankings, moving from #990 in 1945 to #80 in 2025. It now stands at #80 for girls. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 3,089.