Twyla

Twyla: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“twilight”
Origin
English
Say it
TWY-luh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Twyla is generally understood as derived from the English word twilight, likely a modern coinage or adaptation. It became established as a given name in the United States.

How popular is Twyla?

202411.4 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Twyla in 202438

2024 rank#3,890 girls

Peak year1964

Total US babies since 18807,133

Twyla is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Twyla

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Oliviaolive tree · English
  • Evelyndesired; little bird · English
  • Harperharp player · English
  • Violetviolet flower · English
  • Hazelhazel tree · English
  • Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
  • Lilylily flower · English
  • Scarlettscarlet, bright red · English

Twyla questions

What does the name Twyla mean?

Twyla means "twilight". It comes from English. Twyla is generally understood as derived from the English word twilight, likely a modern coinage or adaptation. It became established as a given name in the United States.

Is Twyla a boy or girl name?

Twyla is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Twyla?

38 US babies were named Twyla in 2024. Its peak year was 1964.

How do you pronounce Twyla?

Twyla is usually pronounced TWY-luh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.