Is Mayla a boy or girl name?

Mayla is a girl’s name. Of the 1,703 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Mayla

Recorded 1956–2025 · United States

Mayla was most popular in 2024, when 116 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,215 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,217, with 115 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,703 people named Mayla.

Mayla over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mayla’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mayla a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mayla is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,703 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 Mayla

Where Mayla is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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