Twyla

Girl name

Twyla has been given to 7,192 babies in the U.S. since 1905. It peaked in 1964.

Meaning & origin /ˈtwaɪlə/

A 20th-century American coinage, derived from twilight.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

7,192

Peak year

1964 (194 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1905

10-year trend

▲ +124%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Twyla.

7,186 babies since 1947

7,127 babies since 1917

7,110 babies since 1881

7,109 babies since 1915

7,357 babies since 1926

6,994 babies since 1940

7,398 babies since 1925

6,983 babies since 1945

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