Twyla

Origin: English — Derived from 'twilight'; a 20th-century American coinage · modern coinage

Girl's name · #2995 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Twyla holds its lane: charted since 1905 and rarely far from where it stands today (#2995 in 2025). About 7,200 girls have carried it along the way.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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#3,305 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,247 in Canada (2024).

Similar names: Lorna · Daila · Amberly · Zaila · Ryla · Marla

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