Wylla
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.
Wylla by the numbers
Wylla was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 8 babies in 1925, making it a 1920s name.
What we can tell you about Wylla
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Wylla. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Willaresolute protector; a form of Wilhelmina691 in the US (2017)
- Wyla5 in the US (2017)
- Wilmaresolute protector; a form of Wilhelmina12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Willyresolute protector; a form of William26 in the US (2017)
- Wallyforeigner; welsh; a diminutive of Wallace or Walter16 in the US (2017)
- Wyllowwillow tree; a form of Willow10 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Wylla
Names that are said the same way as Wylla, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Willah5 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Wylla
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