Mayla

Mayla was the #1,758 girls' name in the US in 2025 (115 babies), and #1,133 in England & Wales and #2,131 in Canada.

Mayla as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Mayla as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUSCanada
Mayla as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,758 (115)#1,133 (29)——#2,131 (10)
2024#1,743 (116)#1,353 (24)——#3,383 (5)
2023#1,984 (99)#1,863 (15)#328 (4)—#1,582 (14)
2022#2,346 (79)#1,556 (19)——#1,550 (14)
2021#1,980 (98)#2,073 (13)——#2,185 (9)
2020#1,965 (96)#3,117 (7)——#2,007 (10)
2019#2,056 (92)#2,458 (10)—#871 (3)#1,600 (14)
2018#2,026 (96)#2,901 (8)#434 (3)—#2,344 (8)
2017#2,257 (83)#2,925 (8)——#2,374 (8)
2016#2,168 (89)#3,214 (7)——#2,383 (8)
2015#2,318 (80)#5,730 (3)——#1,584 (14)
2014#2,582 (68)#4,003 (5)——#1,901 (11)
2013#3,076 (53)#4,050 (5)——#1,364 (17)
2012#3,040 (55)#4,838 (4)——#1,787 (12)
2011#4,244 (34)#5,785 (3)——#2,009 (10)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #1,743.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1956.

How common is it?

about 1 in 14,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 8,800uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Mayla is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 13,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 9,900 to 1 in 17,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Mayla by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: #682MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: #233SDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,271OHPennsylvania: #927PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #3,095CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,902TXFlorida: #1,887FL
Mayla (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MaylaCanadaGirls#2,13110
MaylaEngland & WalesGirls#1,13329
MaylaIrelandGirls—too few
MaylaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MaylaUSGirls#1,758115