Pamela Redmond is the cocreator and CEO of Nameberry and Baby Name DNA. The coauthor of ten groundbreaking 

, Redmond is an internationally-recognized baby name expert, quoted and published widely in such media outlets as the 

, CNN, and the BBC. She has written about baby names for 

Redmond is also a New York Times bestselling novelist whose books include 

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Sophie Kihm has been writing for Nameberry since 2015. She has contributed stories on the 

. Sophie is Nameberry’s resident Name Guru to the Stars, where she suggests names for celebrity babies. She also manages the Nameberry 

Sophie Kihm's articles on names have run on 

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The name Wyla is a girl's name of English, American origin meaning "resolute protection; from Wylye; willow".

A modern-meet-vintage fusion name, Wyla is a mixture of Willa, Wiley, Twyla and Lyla. Likely invented as a feminine form of Wiley, it may have its origins in the classic William ("resolute protector") or in the English place names: Willey ("clearing of willows") or Wylye (a river, whose name means "tricky"). 
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Wyla first appeared in the US stats in 1924, then was absent until 2017. Since then, it has been given to a small handful of girls each year. 

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The name Wyla is currently ranked #11874 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #5885 in 1924.

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