Dayla
Meaning
"drooping branch, destiny"
Origin: Hebrew
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #2,273
- Total SSA Count
- 82
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Casual
- Nicknames
- Day, Daya
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"drooping branch, destiny"
Origin: Hebrew
"free man"
Origin: Germanic
Francis is more popular, ranked #451 vs #2273 for Dayla.
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Francis is more popular, ranked #451 compared to Dayla at #2273 in the United States.
Dayla means "drooping branch, destiny" (Hebrew origin). Francis means "free man" (Germanic origin).
Dayla is primarily a girl name. Francis is primarily a boy name.