Twyla has been given to about 7,192 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1964, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Its best year was 1964, when 194 babies were given the name, ranking 750th. The typical living American called Twyla is about 60 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oklahoma, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.