Layla

Meaning: Night
Origin: Arabic — Variant of Leila

Girl's name · #36 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Layla reached its best rank, #23, in 2019 and remains near the top at #36 today. About 129,000 girls have carried it since 1950.

Layla gained popularity in the early 1970s, helped by Derek and the Dominos’ song Layla, released in 1970.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#32 in New Zealand (2025) · #35 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #35 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #41 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #43 in Scotland (2025) · #50 in England & Wales (2025) · #52 in Canada (2025) · #60 in Ireland (2025) · #68 in N. Ireland (2025) · #99 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #184 in Netherlands (2025) · #213 in Poland (2025) and 10 more.

Famous Laylas

Layla El — English retired professional wrestler, dancer, and model (born 1977)
Layla Anna-Lee — English television presenter (born 1983)
Layla Moran — British politician (born 1982)
Layla Alizada — Afghan-born Canadian actress (born 1977)
Layla Al-Attar — Iraqi artist and painter (1944–1993)

In stories & tradition

Layla Miller — Marvel Comics superhero
Layla Hassan^it — Assassin's Creed (video game series)
Layla — Heroine of the Layla and Majnun love story

What Laylas become

Among 147 notable people named Layla:

Entertainers appear 2.28× more often than among typical names — e.g. Layla El, English retired professional wrestler, dancer, and model (born 1977).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Laila (#413), Layla would rank around #27 with about 6,100 births last year — the newborns split about 88/12 between Layla and Laila.

Similar names: Laila · Aaliyah · Lainey · Ayla · Amira · Amina

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