- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: “wood.”
- Gender: feminine
- Eng (ZY-lah); Grk (KSEE-lah)
- Usage: English only
This name seems to have come out of nowhere and appeared in the U.S. Top 1000 most popular female names in 2022, ranking in at #978. It may have been popularized by the engineer and Youtuber, Xyla Foxlin.
It is most likely derived from the Greek word ξύλον (xylon) meaning “wood,” and it does appear as a surname in Greece, (the equivalent of the English surname Wood or Woods) but I could not find any evidence this has been used as a baptismal name in the Greek-speaking world. It is the surname of Greek actress, Fai Xyla.
It is also the name of a small beach located on the southeastern coast of Kea, Greece.
Other forms include: Zyla, Zylah, Xyla and Xylia.
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