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Layla name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Layla ranks #36 in female records (5,338 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Layla becoming more popular?

Layla's reported female count increased by 13 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #37 to #36. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published male observation for Layla. That is not a count of zero.

Layla in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for LaylaFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.6,5230201620252016: 6,300 female records2017: 6,335 female records2018: 6,512 female records2019: 6,523 female records2020: 6,228 female records2021: 6,356 female records2022: 6,096 female records2023: 5,703 female records2024: 5,325 female records2025: 5,338 female records2017: 10 male records2019: 5 male records2021: 7 male records2024: 7 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20255,33836——
20245,32537710,495
20235,70330——
20226,09629——
20216,35624710,352
20206,22824——
20196,52323513,315
20186,51227——
20176,33526107,909
20166,30030——

Questions about Layla’s popularity

How common is Layla in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Layla ranks #36 in female records (5,338 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Layla?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Layla only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Layla creates a match.

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