Layla

Rank 29th Girl Name 🔥 Popular

In 2022, the name Layla was 29th most popular baby name for girls and 79th most popular baby name overall. In 2022, 6,058 babies were named Layla in the United States.

In 2022, 1 out of every 555 babies in the United States were named Layla. In a classroom of 30 students, there is approximately a 5.3% chance that another student would have the same name. Today, the average age of someone named Layla is around 11 years old.

The name "Layla" is relatively common.

Nicknames for Layla include Lay and Lala.

Layla Meaning & Origin

The name Layla is of Arabic origin and it means "night" or "dark beauty", often evoking images of romantic and mysterious grace.

The name Layla is described as romantic, bohemian and vibrant.

Pronunciation

Layla is pronounced ley-luh in English. The name Layla has 5 letters and 2 or 3 syllables, depending on pronunciation.

Click below to hear how the name is pronounced:

Name Trends (1972 to Present)

The yellow line indicates overall rank of the name. The pink and blue area indicates the total number of girls and boys named "Layla".

Fun Facts about Layla

  • The name Layla was popularized in the Western world by the Eric Clapton's song "Layla," which he wrote for Pattie Boyd.

Contribute: You can submit interesting notes, tidbits, or fun facts about this name be sending us an email.

Geography

Where is the name Layla most popular!? Popularity can vary a lot between regions. This map shows the relative popularity of a name in each state.

Relevant Categories

Similar Sounding Names

Lily Lyla Lilah Lila Lilly Leila Lola Laila Lylah Leyla Loyal Lillie Laylah Luella Lilia Lyle Leilah Lailah Leela Louella Lela Lula Lael Lili Lulu

Top names staring with "L"

Liam Lucas Levi Luna Logan Leo Luca Luke Lily Lincoln Lucy Leonardo Lillian Leah Landon Leilani Luka Legend Luis Lorenzo Lydia Liliana Lyla Leon Lucia All names starting with "L"

Related Content:

Data Source

Social Security Administration

U.S. Name Statistics provided by the Social Security Administration based on data from SSN Applications

ChatGPT

Name meanings are generated with the help of Artificial Intelligence using a tool called ChatGPT

↑ Top of page