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Leila name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Leila ranks #259 in female records (1,193 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#259 · 1,193 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 4 female records (1,197 to 1,193); rank moved from #267 to #259.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 192 female records (1,385 to 1,193); rank moved from #214 to #259.
2025 male rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
Peak year in available data
2017: 1,410 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Leila becoming more popular?

Leila's reported female count decreased by 4 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #267 to #259. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

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

Leila 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 LeilaFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,4100201620252016: 1,395 female records2017: 1,410 female records2018: 1,358 female records2019: 1,388 female records2020: 1,409 female records2021: 1,385 female records2022: 1,246 female records2023: 1,272 female records2024: 1,197 female records2025: 1,193 female records2017: 5 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
20251,193259——
20241,197267——
20231,272240——
20221,246246——
20211,385214——
20201,409205——
20191,388225——
20181,358239——
20171,410220513,464
20161,395229——

Questions about Leila’s popularity

How common is Leila in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Leila ranks #259 in female records (1,193 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 Leila?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Leila 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 Leila creates a match.

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