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Leilah

Girl's name · #1660 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Leilah reached #1002 in 2010 and has eased to #1660 since. About 4,200 girls have carried it since 1898.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Leilah ranks in other countries and regions.

#2,475 in Canada (2025) · #4,201 in England & Wales (2025) · #15,336 in Italy (2024) · #2,228 in Sweden (2024) · #8,101 in Ecuador (2024) · #2,942 in Austria (2018) · #802 in Scotland (2014) · #5,771 in France (2012).

Famous Leilahs

• Leilah Weinraub — American filmmaker, conceptual artist and former CEO (born 1979)
• Leilah Babirye — Ugandan artist and LGBT activist (born 1985)
• Leïlah Mahi — French writer (1890–1932)
• Leilah Assunção — Brazilian dramatist, actress and writer (born 1943)
• Leilah Nadir — Canadian novelist and writer (born 1971)

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Leila (#259) and Leyla (#611), Leilah would rank around #172 with about 1,800 births last year — the newborns split about 66/27/7 across Leila, Leyla, and Leilah.

Similar names: Lylah · Samiyah · Leen · Ailyn · Nailah · Leya

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