Zyla: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “uncertain modern coinage”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- ZY-luh · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Likely a modern invented name, sometimes compared with Zyla as a surname or with names like Zaila and Xyla. A single established etymology is uncertain. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.
How popular is Zyla?
Babies named Zyla in 2024294
2024 rank#899 girls
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18802,273
Zyla is rising: use over the last five years is 4.1× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Zyla
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)
Zyla questions
What does the name Zyla mean?
Zyla means "uncertain modern coinage". It comes from American (modern coinage). Likely a modern invented name, sometimes compared with Zyla as a surname or with names like Zaila and Xyla. A single established etymology is uncertain.
Is Zyla a boy or girl name?
Zyla is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Zyla?
294 US babies were named Zyla in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Zyla?
Zyla is usually pronounced ZY-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.