Zayla: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “modern coined name, perhaps influenced by Zaila or Layla”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- ZAY-luh · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Modern coined name with uncertain etymology. It may be formed by fashionable Z- beginnings and -la endings, or influenced by names such as Zaila, Zaylee, or Layla. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.
How popular is Zayla?
Babies named Zayla in 2024260
2024 rank#993 girls
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18803,694
Zayla is rising: use over the last five years is 2.2× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Zayla
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Samanthauncertain; probably feminine form of Samuel · American (modern coinage)
- Raelynnmodern blend of Rae and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Nevaehheaven spelled backward · American (modern coinage)
- Ellianamodern blend of Ellie and Ana · American (modern coinage)
- Wrenleymodern blend using Wren and -ley · American (modern coinage)
- Oaklynnmodern blend of Oak and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Adalynnmodern blend of Ada and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Kayleemodern blend of Kay and Lee · American (modern coinage)
Zayla questions
What does the name Zayla mean?
Zayla means "modern coined name, perhaps influenced by Zaila or Layla". It comes from American (modern coinage). Modern coined name with uncertain etymology. It may be formed by fashionable Z- beginnings and -la endings, or influenced by names such as Zaila, Zaylee, or Layla.
Is Zayla a boy or girl name?
Zayla is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Zayla?
260 US babies were named Zayla in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Zayla?
Zayla is usually pronounced ZAY-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.