Anyla
Feminine
Anyla is a recent American coinage on the An- front and the -yla ending — a name whose whole documented history sits inside one decade.
How old is the name Anyla?
Anyla first appears in US birth records in 1998 — 27 years ago. The typical Anyla is a kid of about 9 — this name's wave is very recent. About 2,800 people named Anyla are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Anyla most popular?
Anyla peaked in 2019, reaching #1357 nationally. Today it ranks #1592, 235 places below that high. See the whole 2019 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Anyla
Our story of Anyla is a story of two of the busiest parts in the workshop. An- has been opening names in English for a thousand years, through Anna and Anne; -yla is a much newer arrival, riding in on Layla and Kayla in the 1990s. Put the oldest front against the newest back and Anyla is the result. It appears in the American registers in the 2010s. There is no inherited word behind it, and the pattern it belongs to is documented well enough that it does not need to borrow one.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No established etymology. The An- front circulates from Anna, Aniyah and Anya; the -yla and -ila ending from Layla, Kayla and Isla. Occasional attributions to Arabic or Sanskrit are not supported by evidence. It is best read as a modern American coinage.
Pronouncing Anyla
uh-NY-luh
Three syllables, stress in the middle. Some bearers say AN-uh-luh with the stress at the front.
Nicknames for Anyla
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1998
- Most girls named
- 2019166 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1357reached in 2019
- Change vs 2024
- −13.2%131 in 2025, from 151
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Anyla in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Anila in English — spelling variant
- Aniyah in English — related form
- Anaya in English — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina.
Anylas among us
people named Anyla are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 12,269 born in 2025 was named Anyla
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Spellings of Anyla
- #1592
- Anyla on the 2025 chart
- #644
- counting every spelling
The SSA counts spellings, not names. Anyla went to 131 girls in 2025, but Anylah, Aniylah and Aniyla and the rest below are the same name said out loud. Together the 6 spellings went to 334, which makes it the 644th most-given girls’ name of the year — 948 places above the chart.
About 1 girl in 4,812 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 12,269 for Anyla itself.
Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Xitlaly test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Anyla's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Xitlaly climbed just as high around 2004, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Xitlaly's path sketches the road Anyla is walking now.
Anyla sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Anyla is headed
Anyla should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Anyla beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Anyla in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- Ana and Nyla are two short forms, both names in their own right.
- Three syllables with a strong middle, a rhythm that carries well.
- It is distinctive without being difficult to say.
- There is no inherited meaning, and honest sources say so.
- The stress placement splits between two readings.
- It is very new and will need spelling out.
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Frequently asked
- How many Anylas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,800 people named Anyla are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How do you spell Anyla?
- Anyla is the most-used spelling in US records — 131 of the 334 babies given the name in 2025. The others recorded are Anylah, Aniylah, Aniyla, Anila and Anilah.
- How popular is the name Anyla in 2025?
- Anyla ranks #1592 among US girl names in 2025, with 131 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Anyla?
- About 1 in every 12,269 US girls born in 2025 was named Anyla — 131 in all.
- Will my child share the name Anyla with classmates?
- Anyla will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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