Leylah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,277

among girls · ↑337 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Leylah · +12% vs 2024

How common

1 in 33,485

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2022

63 babies

All-time total

1,005

#7,486 all-time among girls

First recorded

2000

in Social Security records

Leylah popularity over time

1,005 babies have been named Leylah since 2000, 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
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2000s	193	19	–	#3,545
2010s	501	50	+160%	#2,787
2020s (to 2025)	311	52	+3%	#2,742

Where Leylah 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	49	0.03	outside top 500
2027	50	0.03	outside top 500
2028	50	0.03	outside top 500
2029	51	0.03	outside top 500
2030	51	0.03	outside top 500

Where Leylah is most popular

Girls named Leylah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.033 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, California, and New York.

Vs national average

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Leylah 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
Texas	64	0.080	+140%
California	61	0.073	+119%
New York	11	0.028	-16%
Florida	6	0.014	-58%
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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 Leylah

Leylah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,277 in 2025 with 48 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 2000, 1,005 American babies have been named Leylah. Its peak came in 2022, when 63 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Leylah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Leylah?

The median living Leylah is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 14. An estimated 1,000 people named Leylah 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.

Leylah year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	48	#3,277
2024	43	#3,614
2023	63	#2,747
2022	63	#2,742
2021	52	#3,139
2020	42	#3,582
2019	43	#3,590
2018	49	#3,275
2017	58	#2,889
2016	62	#2,787
2015	55	#3,073
2014	58	#2,957
2013	52	#3,150
2012	41	#3,830
2011	38	#3,972
2010	45	#3,549
2009	46	#3,545
2008	31	#4,831
2007	24	#5,820
2006	21	#6,259
2005	18	#6,707
2004	11	#9,621
2003	17	#6,774
2002	10	#9,949
2001	7	#12,862
2000	8	#11,350
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Leylah?

The median living Leylah is about 9 years old. Half of all living Leylahs are between 4 and 14 years old.

How many people named Leylah are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Leylah are alive in the United States, based on 1,005 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Leylah mean?

A female given name from Arabic, variant of Leila.

How popular is the name Leylah in 2025?

Leylah ranked #3,277 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 48 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Leylah?

1,005 babies have been named Leylah in the United States since 2000, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Leylah most popular?

Leylah peaked in 2022, when 63 newborns received the name.

Is Leylah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Leylah rising or falling?

Leylah has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Leylah become more popular?

Leylah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 51 girls named Leylah 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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