Layah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,948

among girls · ↑366 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Layah · +19% vs 2024

How common

1 in 28,198

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2016

95 babies

All-time total

1,365

#6,080 all-time among girls

First recorded

1995

in Social Security records

Layah popularity over time

1,365 babies have been named Layah since 1995, 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

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	–	–	–	–
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1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	37	4	–	#9,971
2000s	242	24	+554%	#3,027
2010s	726	73	+200%	#2,075
2020s (to 2025)	360	60	-17%	#2,486

Where Layah 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	55	0.03	outside top 500
2027	53	0.03	outside top 500
2028	51	0.03	outside top 500
2029	50	0.03	outside top 500
2030	49	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Layah

Layah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,948 in 2025 with 57 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1995, 1,365 American babies have been named Layah. Its peak came in 2016, when 95 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 Layah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Layah?

The median living Layah is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 14. An estimated 1,400 people named Layah are alive in the United States today.

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

Layah year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	57	#2,948
2024	48	#3,314
2023	67	#2,633
2022	52	#3,142
2021	66	#2,623
2020	70	#2,486
2019	68	#2,581
2018	81	#2,262
2017	72	#2,497
2016	95	#2,075
2015	75	#2,449
2014	85	#2,227
2013	79	#2,334
2012	76	#2,442
2011	56	#3,035
2010	39	#3,925
2009	57	#3,027
2008	33	#4,597
2007	33	#4,525
2006	28	#5,033
2005	18	#6,702
2004	19	#6,386
2003	20	#5,945
2002	10	#9,938
2001	14	#7,561
2000	10	#9,578
1995	8	#10,106
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Layah?

The median living Layah is about 10 years old. Half of all living Layahs are between 5 and 14 years old.

How many people named Layah are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Layah are alive in the United States, based on 1,365 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Layah in 2025?

Layah ranked #2,948 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 57 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Layah?

1,365 babies have been named Layah in the United States since 1995, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Layah most popular?

Layah peaked in 2016, when 95 newborns received the name.

Is Layah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Layah rising or falling?

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

Will Layah become more popular?

Layah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 49 girls named Layah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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