Girl
Lyla
Lyla means "night", according to etymological references. It shows no signs of slowing down, reaching new highs in the 2010s. In the current registry, it is a name plenty of people share. It has quietly persisted through most of the last century of American birth records.
EtymologyVariant of Lila/Layla
EtymologyMeaning "night"
Births by decade
1900s
124
1910s
427
1920s
856
1930s
634
1940s
609
1950s
441
1960s
210
1970s
190
1980s
214
1990s
376
2000s
5,964
2010s
18,122
Peaked in the 2010s · 28,167 total U.S. births since 1900