Gayla
1 countryUS
10,844
total births, United States
Total births recorded
10,844
Peak year (United States)
1954
Peak-year count
617
First recorded
1921
Popularity over time in United States
Gayla’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
United States
10,844 births recorded 1921–2014 · peaked in 1954 with 617 births
Most common in: Texas, Oklahoma, Illinois, Missouri, California
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Gayla’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | #3253 | — |
| 1990 | #4003 | ↓750 |
| 1991 | #5004 | ↓1001 |
| 1992 | #4528 | ↑476 |
| 1993 | #4998 | ↓470 |
| 1994 | #3790 | ↑1208 |
| 1995 | #3670 | ↑120 |
| 1996 | #5280 | ↓1610 |
| 1997 | #4007 | ↑1273 |
| 1998 | #5799 | ↓1792 |
| 1999 | #5896 | ↓97 |
| 2000 | #8027 | ↓2131 |
| 2001 | #7724 | ↑303 |
| 2002 | #11108 | ↓3384 |
| 2003 | #13844 | ↓2736 |
| 2004 | #10690 | ↑3154 |
| 2005 | #16462 | ↓5772 |
| 2006 | #12420 | ↑4042 |
| 2007 | #17636 | ↓5216 |
| 2014 | #14558 | ↑3078 |