Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Tyla isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tyla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,378
- 7 boys · 3,371 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 142 babies
- 2025
- 142
- #1,510 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +75%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 142 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,510 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 75.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Georgia had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,514 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tyla’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Tyla
- TylaSouth African singer-songwriter (born 2002)
- Tyla KingNew Zealand rugby playerborn 1994
- Tyla RattraySouth African motorcycle racerborn 1985
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Tyla, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Nyla
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>99% girls
Lilah
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>99% girls
Myla
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>99% girls
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“night” · “born at night”
>99% girls
Selah
“to hang”
1% boys · 99% girls
Isla
“from the island”
>99% girls
Talia
“morning dew from heaven” · “blooming”
>99% girls
Nylah
Nylah is a feminine given name.
>99% girls