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Layla

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
Arabic
Dark beauty; night
Egyptian

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Nature

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Layla

Famous People

Jazz artist Layal Angulu

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Tanya Tucker

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #7543, 10 births); most recent 2024 (rank #9864, 7 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #23, 6,518 births); most recent 2025 (rank #36, 5,338 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–5,338
202475,305
2023–5,698
2022–6,091
202176,347
2020–6,221
201956,518
2018–6,509
2017106,333
2016–6,298

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #29, 1,796 births); most recent 2025 (rank #50, 833 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025833
2024760
2023826
2022818
2021917
2020939
20191,025
20181,152
20171,329
20161,358

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #390, 140 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023140
202297
202184
2020105
2019102
201889
201789
201696
201583
201494

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #45, 160 births); most recent 2025 (rank #60, 83 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202583
202479
202390
202291
2021122
202096
2019105
2018111
2017135
2016135

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #25, 190 births); most recent 2025 (rank #43, 91 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202591
202489
202384
202295
202191
2020115
201993
2018118
2017137
2016152

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #68, 37 births); most recent 2025 (rank #68, 30 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202530
202423
202325
202226
202133
202033
201935
201830
201736
201637

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #54, 55 births); most recent 2023 (rank #56, 42 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202342
202240
202155
202054
201944
201849
201752
201642
201544
201439

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence