Laylah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#1,254

among girls · ↓191 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

179

named Laylah · -24% vs 2024

How common

1 in 8,979

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2014

496 babies

All-time total

7,297

#2,020 all-time among girls

First recorded

1975

in Social Security records

Laylah popularity over time

7,297 babies have been named Laylah since 1975, 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	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	5	1	–	#9,869
1980s	5	1	0%	#11,364
1990s	52	5	+940%	#8,328
2000s	1,500	150	+2785%	#848
2010s	4,104	410	+174%	#595
2020s (to 2025)	1,631	272	-34%	#785

Where Laylah 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	167	0.10	outside top 500
2027	158	0.10	outside top 500
2028	150	0.09	outside top 500
2029	144	0.09	outside top 500
2030	139	0.09	outside top 500

Where Laylah is most popular

Girls named Laylah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.158 per 1,000. Strongest in Michigan, Tennessee, and Arizona.

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 Laylah 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
Michigan	48	0.264	+67%
Tennessee	41	0.259	+64%
Arizona	35	0.249	+58%
Indiana	32	0.228	+44%
California	189	0.225	+42%
Ohio	51	0.215	+36%
Illinois	49	0.214	+35%
North Carolina	47	0.206	+30%
Maryland	21	0.198	+25%
Louisiana	16	0.183	+16%
Massachusetts	22	0.182	+15%
Georgia	41	0.180	+14%
Colorado	20	0.179	+13%
Pennsylvania	42	0.178	+12%
Florida	74	0.173	+9%
Texas	130	0.162	≈ national
Kentucky	12	0.140	-11%
Wisconsin	14	0.136	-14%
Virginia	21	0.123	-22%
New York	45	0.114	-28%
Minnesota	12	0.111	-30%
Missouri	13	0.108	-32%
Connecticut	6	0.103	-35%
New Jersey	18	0.100	-37%
Oklahoma	6	0.082	-48%
Washington	10	0.069	-56%
South Carolina	6	0.067	-58%
Alabama	6	0.064	-60%
Alaska	–	–	–
Arkansas	–	–	–
District of Columbia	–	–	–
Delaware	–	–	–
Hawaii	–	–	–
Iowa	–	–	–
Idaho	–	–	–
Kansas	–	–	–
Maine	–	–	–
Mississippi	–	–	–
Montana	–	–	–
North Dakota	–	–	–
Nebraska	–	–	–
New Hampshire	–	–	–
New Mexico	–	–	–
Nevada	–	–	–
Oregon	–	–	–
Rhode Island	–	–	–
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 Laylah

Laylah is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,254 in 2025 with 179 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 7,297 American babies have been named Laylah. Its peak came in 2014, when 496 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 Laylah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Laylah?

The median living Laylah is about 11 years old; half are between 6 and 15. An estimated 7,200 people named Laylah 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.

Laylah year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	179	#1,254
2024	235	#1,063
2023	261	#983
2022	294	#921
2021	315	#866
2020	347	#785
2019	334	#818
2018	352	#776
2017	391	#730
2016	434	#673
2015	405	#706
2014	496	#595
2013	446	#630
2012	458	#623
2011	411	#685
2010	377	#742
2009	329	#848
2008	269	#990
2007	237	#1,098
2006	204	#1,193
2005	147	#1,447
2004	97	#1,935
2003	93	#1,961
2002	52	#2,875
2001	42	#3,284
2000	30	#4,128
1995	9	#9,197
1990	–	–
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	5	#9,869
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Laylah?

The median living Laylah is about 11 years old. Half of all living Laylahs are between 6 and 15 years old.

How many people named Laylah are alive today?

An estimated 7,200 people named Laylah are alive in the United States, based on 7,297 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Laylah mean?

Rare spelling variant of Leila.

How popular is the name Laylah in 2025?

Laylah ranked #1,254 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 179 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Laylah?

7,297 babies have been named Laylah in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Laylah most popular?

Laylah peaked in 2014, when 496 newborns received the name.

Is Laylah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Laylah rising or falling?

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

Will Laylah become more popular?

Laylah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 139 girls named Laylah 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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