Twyla
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TWY-luh
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,101 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,957 for girls
Twyla is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,101st for girls in the UK (8 babies) and 2,957th for girls in the US (56 babies).
Where does Twyla come from?
Modern: 20th-century American name, perhaps from twilight
More on Wiktionary.
Is Twyla a girl's or a boy's name?
Twyla is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls in the UK and 56 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Twyla in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,101st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 35,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 140% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the UK were named Twyla, making it the 3,101st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,566th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Twyla in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,033rd in England and Wales.
Twyla in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #3,101 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 8 | #3,098 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,566 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
How popular is Twyla in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,957th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 56 about 1 in 29,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 88% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 56 girls in the US were named Twyla, making it the 2,957th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,451st. Its busiest year was 1964, with 194 girls. It first appears in the records in 1905.
Half of all the girls named Twyla in the US since 1880 were born between 1946 and 1977, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 100 girls in the US were given Twyla or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,690, up from #2,957 for this spelling alone.
- Twyla 56
- Twila 44
Twyla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | #2,957 |
| 2024 | 40 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 58 | #2,891 |
| 2022 | 60 | #2,821 |
| 2021 | 58 | #2,892 |
| 2020 | 30 | #4,451 |
| 2019 | 31 | #4,436 |
| 2018 | 21 | #5,781 |
| 2017 | 33 | #4,303 |
| 2016 | 27 | #4,989 |
| 2015 | 25 | #5,286 |
| 2014 | 33 | #4,348 |
| 2013 | 20 | #6,252 |
| 2012 | 25 | #5,396 |
| 2011 | 28 | #4,913 |
| 2010 | 33 | #4,396 |
| 2009 | 34 | #4,369 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 30 | #4,483 |
| 2004 | 26 | #4,945 |
| 2003 | 31 | #4,216 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5,565 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 21 | #5,033 |
| 1998 | 21 | #4,951 |
| 1997 | 20 | #5,006 |
| 1996 | 27 | #3,937 |
| 1995 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 1994 | 26 | #4,011 |
| 1993 | 30 | #3,580 |
| 1992 | 32 | #3,413 |
| 1991 | 25 | #4,053 |
| 1990 | 32 | #3,359 |
| 1989 | 39 | #2,804 |
| 1988 | 40 | #2,641 |
| 1987 | 50 | #2,154 |
| 1986 | 52 | #2,051 |
| 1985 | 38 | #2,544 |
| 1984 | 65 | #1,684 |
| 1983 | 62 | #1,733 |
| 1982 | 55 | #1,922 |
| 1981 | 60 | #1,830 |
| 1980 | 71 | #1,624 |
| 1979 | 96 | #1,301 |
| 1978 | 83 | #1,397 |
| 1977 | 96 | #1,247 |
| 1976 | 89 | #1,252 |
| 1975 | 78 | #1,365 |
| 1974 | 78 | #1,345 |
| 1973 | 73 | #1,361 |
| 1972 | 92 | #1,169 |
| 1971 | 106 | #1,113 |
| 1970 | 115 | #1,060 |
| 1969 | 113 | #1,024 |
| 1968 | 105 | #1,013 |
| 1967 | 101 | #1,025 |
| 1966 | 99 | #1,050 |
| 1965 | 120 | #922 |
| 1964 | 194 | #748 |
| 1963 | 137 | #894 |
| 1962 | 142 | #885 |
| 1961 | 155 | #848 |
| 1960 | 167 | #796 |
| 1959 | 142 | #859 |
| 1958 | 140 | #860 |
| 1957 | 152 | #820 |
| 1956 | 147 | #816 |
| 1955 | 121 | #882 |
| 1954 | 118 | #883 |
| 1953 | 100 | #943 |
| 1952 | 116 | #853 |
| 1951 | 103 | #890 |
| 1950 | 105 | #865 |
| 1949 | 93 | #917 |
| 1948 | 73 | #1,030 |
| 1947 | 93 | #919 |
| 1946 | 72 | #984 |
| 1945 | 60 | #994 |
| 1944 | 64 | #971 |
| 1943 | 62 | #1,006 |
| 1942 | 50 | #1,116 |
| 1941 | 69 | #876 |
| 1940 | 57 | #953 |
| 1939 | 75 | #790 |
| 1938 | 67 | #861 |
| 1937 | 64 | #862 |
| 1936 | 66 | #827 |
| 1935 | 59 | #896 |
| 1934 | 59 | #888 |
| 1933 | 68 | #808 |
| 1932 | 61 | #899 |
| 1931 | 64 | #862 |
| 1930 | 73 | #831 |
| 1929 | 61 | #915 |
| 1928 | 50 | #1,061 |
| 1927 | 62 | #963 |
| 1926 | 47 | #1,096 |
| 1925 | 65 | #923 |
| 1924 | 54 | #1,058 |
| 1923 | 53 | #1,037 |
| 1922 | 45 | #1,144 |
| 1921 | 42 | #1,184 |
| 1920 | 42 | #1,171 |
| 1919 | 39 | #1,194 |
| 1918 | 38 | #1,214 |
| 1917 | 23 | #1,605 |
| 1916 | 33 | #1,246 |
| 1915 | 28 | #1,339 |
| 1914 | 17 | #1,603 |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,538 |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,477 |
| 1911 | 5 | #2,463 |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,773 |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,957 |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,676 |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,512 |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,727 |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,695 |
Names like Twyla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Bonnie, Lara, Billie, Arla, Darla, Lana, Sara, Alba, Iris, Betsy, Nancy, Martha
Other spellings of Twyla
Names related to Twyla
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Twyla: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/twyla, updated 20 October 2026.