Is Hyla a boy or girl name?

Hyla is a girl’s name. Of the 560 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Hyla

Recorded 1904–2025 · United States

Hyla was most popular in 1931, when 15 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,713 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 560 people named Hyla.

Hyla over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hyla’s peak in 1931. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hyla a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hyla is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 560 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Hyla

Explore further

See Hyla on the interactive charts

Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org