Hayla first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1987. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2009, 27 babies received the name (ranked #5277). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #9776), with roughly 11 babies named Hayla each year. Hayla's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 462 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.