Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2010

Lailah

Meaning Rare spelling variant of Leila Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,602 Trend ↓ Falling 30%

Rare spelling variant of Leila.

Rank 2025
#1,602
among girls · ↓492 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
131
named Lailah · -41% vs 2024
How common
1 in 12,269
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2010
451 babies
All-time total
6,900
#2,092 all-time among girls
First recorded
1981
in Social Security records

Lailah popularity over time

6,900 babies have been named Lailah since 1981, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2010Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
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1970s – – – –
1980s 17 2 – #8,715
1990s 94 9 +453% #5,339
2000s 1,765 177 +1778% #778
2010s 3,829 383 +117% #651
2020s (to 2025) 1,195 199 -48% #1,046

Where Lailah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 122 0.08 outside top 500
2027 114 0.07 outside top 500
2028 108 0.07 outside top 500
2029 103 0.06 outside top 500
2030 99 0.06 outside top 500

Where Lailah is most popular

Girls named Lailah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.118 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, North Carolina, and Georgia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Lailah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 25 0.286 +143%
North Carolina 49 0.215 +83%
Georgia 47 0.207 +76%
Michigan 33 0.181 +54%
Tennessee 26 0.164 +39%
Ohio 38 0.160 +36%
Florida 64 0.150 +27%
New York 58 0.146 +24%
Texas 109 0.136 +15%
California 112 0.133 +13%
Maryland 13 0.123 ≈ national
Arizona 16 0.114 ≈ national
Mississippi 5 0.107 -9%
Virginia 18 0.106 -10%
Pennsylvania 23 0.097 -17%
Alabama 7 0.075 -37%
Indiana 10 0.071 -39%
Missouri 8 0.066 -44%
New Jersey 11 0.061 -48%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -59%
Washington 7 0.048 -59%
Illinois 7 0.031 -74%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lailah

Lailah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,602 in 2025 with 131 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1981, 6,900 American babies have been named Lailah. Its peak came in 2010, when 451 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lailah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lailah?

The median living Lailah is about 12 years old; half are between 7 and 16. An estimated 6,900 people named Lailah are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lailah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 131 #1,602
2024 221 #1,110
2023 218 #1,124
2022 181 #1,305
2021 204 #1,192
2020 240 #1,046
2019 274 #963
2018 333 #815
2017 345 #794
2016 402 #709
2015 408 #699
2014 406 #695
2013 414 #684
2012 400 #704
2011 396 #703
2010 451 #651
2009 364 #778
2008 310 #895
2007 255 #1,036
2006 193 #1,251
2005 173 #1,296
2004 150 #1,390
2003 130 #1,504
2002 86 #2,025
2001 71 #2,276
2000 33 #3,836
1995 6 #12,609
1990 5 #14,171
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lailah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lailah?

The median living Lailah is about 12 years old. Half of all living Lailahs are between 7 and 16 years old.

How many people named Lailah are alive today?

An estimated 6,900 people named Lailah are alive in the United States, based on 6,900 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lailah mean?

Rare spelling variant of Leila.

How popular is the name Lailah in 2025?

Lailah ranked #1,602 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 131 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lailah?

6,900 babies have been named Lailah in the United States since 1981, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lailah most popular?

Lailah peaked in 2010, when 451 newborns received the name.

Is Lailah a boy or girl name?

Lailah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lailah rising or falling?

Lailah is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lailah become more popular?

Lailah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 99 girls named Lailah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Lailah

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