Girls' name · peaked in 1891
Leila name popularity since 1925
46,608 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Leila. Half of them were born in 2008 or earlier, so the typical Leila is about 18 years old in 2026. Leila peaked in 1891 as the #179 name for girls, and it ranked #259 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 46,608
- Named Leila, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1891
- #179 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #259
- for girls in 2025 (1,193 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 46,597 girls · 11 boys
- Most popular in
- Hawaii
- 5.34× its national share
Peak year is the year Leila 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.
Leila births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 2010. Measured as a share of all babies, Leila peaked earlier, in 1891.
- Steepest fall: Between 1933 and 1938, Leila's share of baby girls fell by 41%.
- Fastest rise: Between 1996 and 2001, it became 3.1× more common, from 1 in 9,740 baby girls to 1 in 3,180.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Leila's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Leila.
Decade by decade
Babies named Leila 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 | 1,527 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 2,473 | 0 | #418 |
| 1940s | 1,852 | 6 | #552 |
| 1950s | 1,740 | 0 | #711 |
| 1960s | 1,578 | 0 | #860 |
| 1970s | 1,624 | 0 | #852 |
| 1980s | 2,106 | 0 | #770 |
| 1990s | 2,177 | 0 | #880 |
| 2000s | 9,904 | 0 | #308 |
| 2010s | 13,914 | 5 | #248 |
| 2020–25 | 7,702 | 0 | #259 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
37.3% of babies named Leila from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Leila is most popular
The index compares Leila'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 Leila.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 5.34× | 702 |
| Nevada | 2.41× | 362 |
| Florida | 1.91× | 2,898 |
| California | 1.76× | 7,835 |
| Georgia | 1.74× | 2,025 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Leila 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Leila (this page) | 46,597 | 1891 |
| Leyla | 10,564 | 2024 |
| Lelia | 7,936 | 1882 |
| Leilah | 4,217 | 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 Leila's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Leila.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Leila (1891).
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