Lyla vs Myla
Lyla and Mylacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Lyla was ranked #68 and Myla #70 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Lyla was ranked #74 and Myla #89 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Lyla was ranked #110 and Myla #87 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Lyla was ranked #138 and Myla #196 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Lyla and Myla over time
Lyla and Myla appear together in 3 published lists, across 49 years of shared records. Lyla held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Myla in 1.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Myla reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Lyla in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2021, Lyla moved ahead of Myla in England and Wales · Girls — #97 and #88 the year before became #76 and #86.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Lyla #71 in 2022, Myla #63 in 2020.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 2001–2024
Lyla held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Myla in 2.
Highest recorded here: Lyla #74 in 2024, Myla #86 in 2021.
The order changed in 2021: Lyla moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #97 and #88; by 2021 that had become #76 and #86.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lyla #74, Myla #89.
Northern Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 2010–2024
Lyla held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Myla in 11.
Highest recorded here: Lyla #71 in 2022, Myla #63 in 2020.
The order changed in 2023: Myla moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #71 and #85; by 2023 that had become #102 and #76.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lyla #110, Myla #87.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2015–2025
Lyla held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Myla in 0.
Highest recorded here: Lyla #118 in 2023, Myla #196 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lyla #138, Myla #196.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Lyla | Myla |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #138 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #196 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lyla and Myla both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Lyla
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #138 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Myla
Popularity journey
First recorded2001
First recorded at #2466 among girls in England and Wales in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2008–2024
Highest recorded position: #63 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2008–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #196 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls