How Many People Are Named Layla?
people named Layla are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,664 people in the US has this name
Based on 129,245 babies named Layla in Social Security records from 1950 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
6,528 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "night" in Arabic. This was the name of the object of romantic poems written by the 7th-century poet known as Qays. The story of Qays and Layla became a popular romance in medieval Arabia and Persia. The name became used in the English-speaking world after the 1970 release of the song 'Layla' by Derek and the Dominos, the title of which was inspired by the medieval story.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Layla in English. Counting Layla and these spellings together, about 169,749 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Layla (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Layla alive today is about 11 years old, and 97% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 15 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Layla first appears in the records in 1950 and was given most often in 2019, to 6,528 babies. In 2025, 5,338 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1950 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Layla never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #23, in 2019, and it was in the top 100 for 19 years, 2007 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #36.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #36 |
| Best rank | #23 (2019) |
| Years in the top 100 | 19 (2007 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #28 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Layla alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Layla were born in California than in any other state: about 14,171 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Layla was given 2 times as often in Delaware, 1.6 times in West Virginia and 1.5 times in Mississippi.
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