Girls' name · peaked in 2019
Layla name popularity since 1925
129,245 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Layla. Half of them were born in 2015 or earlier, so the typical Layla is about 11 years old in 2026. Layla peaked in 2019 as the #23 name for girls, and it ranked #36 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 129,245
- Named Layla, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #36
- for girls in 2025 (5,338 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 129,136 girls · 109 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.29× its national share
Peak year is the year Layla 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.
Layla births per year, 1925–2025
2019 was the biggest year for Layla both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1977 and 1982, Layla's share of baby girls fell by 49%, from 1 in 7,440 to 1 in 14,600.
- Fastest rise: Between 1998 and 2003, it became 6.6× more common, from 1 in 7,150 baby girls to 1 in 1,080.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Layla's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Layla.
Decade by decade
Babies named Layla 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 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 19 | 0 | #4,978 |
| 1960s | 24 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 1,355 | 0 | #743 |
| 1980s | 1,052 | 0 | #1,515 |
| 1990s | 2,189 | 0 | #836 |
| 2000s | 26,209 | 37 | #144 |
| 2010s | 63,242 | 58 | #30 |
| 2020–25 | 35,046 | 14 | #36 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
61.9% of babies named Layla from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Layla is most popular
The index compares Layla'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 Layla.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.29× | 1,051 |
| Delaware | 1.74× | 466 |
| Florida | 1.69× | 7,846 |
| Arizona | 1.64× | 2,746 |
| Georgia | 1.28× | 4,567 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Layla 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Layla (this page) | 129,136 | 2019 |
| Laila | 43,174 | 2009 |
| Laylah | 7,297 | 2014 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Layla's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Layla.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Layla (2019).
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