Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Leyla

Gender

Female

Origin

Persian
Born at night
Arabic

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Nature

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Leyla

Pronunciation

le(y)-la

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #594, 503 births); most recent 2025 (rank #611, 478 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025478
2024499
2023493
2022503
2021440
2020495
2019400
2018458
2017485
2016402

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 2011 (rank #224, 226 births); most recent 2025 (rank #403, 101 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025101
2024118
202398
2022105
202199
2020101
201985
201899
2017114
201694

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 2022 (rank #347, 176 births); most recent 2023 (rank #356, 162 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023162
2022176
2021147
2020143
2019146
2018141
2017124
2016137
2015106
2014135

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 2011 (rank #326, 15 births); most recent 2025 (rank #473, 7 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20257
20249
20234
2022–
20213
20203
20198
20189
20176
20164

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 2012 (rank #321, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #632, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20254
20243
20234
20227
20213
20207
20196
20187
20176
20165

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 2011 (rank #224, 8 births); most recent 2020 (rank #397, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
20203
20194
2018–
2017–
2016–

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 2019 (rank #584, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20196
20185
20176
20165
2015–
2014–

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