Girls' name · peaked in 2009
Laila name popularity since 1925
43,197 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Laila. Half of them were born in 2011 or earlier, so the typical Laila is about 15 years old in 2026. Laila peaked in 2009 as the #135 name for girls, and it ranked #413 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 43,197
- Named Laila, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #413
- for girls in 2025 (755 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 43,174 girls · 23 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.27× its national share
Peak year is the year Laila made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Laila births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2008. Measured as a share of all babies, Laila peaked in 2009.
- Fastest rise: Between 1998 and 2003, Laila became 9.6× more common, from 1 in 13,500 baby girls to 1 in 1,400.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby girls fell by 42%, from 1 in 1,240 to 1 in 2,130.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Laila's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Laila.
Decade by decade
Babies named Laila in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 76 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 107 | 0 | #3,595 |
| 1940s | 89 | 0 | #3,019 |
| 1950s | 136 | 0 | #3,040 |
| 1960s | 220 | 0 | #2,787 |
| 1970s | 474 | 0 | #1,597 |
| 1980s | 694 | 0 | #1,671 |
| 1990s | 1,098 | 0 | #1,459 |
| 2000s | 14,446 | 11 | #234 |
| 2010s | 19,659 | 12 | #170 |
| 2020–25 | 6,175 | 0 | #413 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
49.9% of babies named Laila from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Laila is most popular
The index compares Laila's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Laila.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.27× | 335 |
| Maryland | 1.89× | 1,196 |
| Florida | 1.70× | 2,553 |
| Georgia | 1.66× | 1,907 |
| Virginia | 1.53× | 1,433 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Laila and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Laila (this page) | 43,174 | 2009 |
| Layla | 129,136 | 2019 |
| Lailah | 6,900 | 2010 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Laila's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Laila.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Laila (2009).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data