Gyla
U 11 is the Rundata designation for a runestone that is located near the ruins of the old king's dwelling at Alsnö hus near Hovgården on the island of Adelsö in Sweden.
Meaning & Origin of Gyla
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
U 11 is the Rundata designation for a runestone that is located near the ruins of the old king's dwelling at Alsnö hus near Hovgården on the island of Adelsö in Sweden.
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The Story of Gyla
The earliest SSA record of Gyla as a baby girl name dates back to 1945, when 5 babies received it. 1956 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Gyla — #4,837 in the national rankings. About 79% of every Gyla on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Gyla last appeared in the published SSA data in 1957, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 24 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
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About the name Gyla
Gyla is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1945 and has accumulated 24 births in the dataset. Gyla's peak popularity came in 1956 when it ranked #4,837. Use the chart and map above to compare Gyla's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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