How Many People Are Named Lejla?

870

people named Lejla are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 392,856 people in the US has this name

Based on 878 babies named Lejla in Social Security records from 1995 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#11,611

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Girl Names

#6,581

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Peak Year

2007

47 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

📖 Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: Bosnian
Gender: Primarily Female

Meaning:

Bosnian form of LAYLA.

Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
100.0%
Male
0.0%

All of the babies given the name Lejla in the records were girls.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Lejla alive today is about 15 years old, and 99% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 21 in 2025.

Under 30 863
99.1%
30 to 59 8
0.9%
60 and over 0
0%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Lejla first appears in the records in 1995 and was given most often in 2007, to 47 babies. In 2025, 24 babies got the name.

Babies given the name each year, 1995 to 2025

🏆 Rank History

Lejla has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,281, in 2001. In 2025 it ranked #5,327.

Girls
Rank in 2025#5,327
Best rank#3,281 (2001)
Years in the top 100None
Rank in its biggest decade#3,680 in the 2000s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Lejla alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Lejla were born in Illinois than in any other state: about 44 of those alive today.

Illinois 44
New York 33
Missouri 24
Michigan 11
Connecticut 5
Georgia 5

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