Spellings

Zyla or Zylah?

In the US in 2025, 64% of babies in this name family were spelled Zyla and 32% Zylah. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Zyla already led in 2015, with 59% of the family's births; it has 64% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 167 to 423 births (×3).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Zyla98271×3
Zylah55137×3
Zillah1415+7%

How they sound

  • Zyla /ˈzaɪlə/ (ZY-luh)
  • Zylah /ˈzaɪlə/ (ZY-luh)
  • Zillah /ˈzɪla/ (ZIL-uh)

In France

None of these spellings is given in France often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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