Is Twyla a boy or girl name?
Twyla is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 38 girls and 0 boys were named Twyla, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 7,133 US babies named Twyla were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,943
- Babies named Twyla since 1905
- 7,133
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 194 babies
Boys and girls named Twyla, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 33 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 212 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 521 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 656 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 693 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,244 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,333 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 906 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 532 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 249 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 235 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 276 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 243 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,943 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,973 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,853 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,923 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,535 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,535 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,988 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,371 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,121 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,442 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,445 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,446 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,542 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,054 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,488 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,470 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,724 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,379 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 13 | #9,246 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,570 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,054 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,302 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,436 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,803 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,969 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,205 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,114 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,217 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,048 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,244 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,110 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,677 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,499 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,206 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,434 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,876 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,696 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,195 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,076 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,597 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,700 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,750 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,949 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,846 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,643 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,312 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,409 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,256 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,262 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,374 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,350 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,373 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,180 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,117 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,068 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,031 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,016 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,026 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,056 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 120 | #932 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 194 | #750 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 137 | #898 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 142 | #889 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 155 | #857 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 167 | #800 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 142 | #865 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 140 | #864 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 152 | #826 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 147 | #821 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 121 | #889 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 118 | #887 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 100 | #947 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 116 | #856 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 103 | #900 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 105 | #868 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 93 | #926 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,040 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 93 | #925 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 72 | #995 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,002 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 64 | #981 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,019 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,125 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 69 | #885 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 57 | #955 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 75 | #796 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 67 | #865 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 64 | #868 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 66 | #837 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 59 | #903 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 59 | #893 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 68 | #813 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 61 | #904 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 64 | #867 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 73 | #837 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 61 | #920 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,068 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 62 | #975 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,114 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 65 | #929 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,068 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,052 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,158 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,204 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,189 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,212 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,232 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,647 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,274 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,364 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,657 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,794 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,534 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,833 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,917 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,197 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,846 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,630 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,909 |
Highest rank
Twyla has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #750 in 1964. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Twyla
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.