Layla
Top 1000
About Layla
A lovely musical name (remember the old Eric Clapton-Derek & the Dominos song?), Layla's seen a significant surge in popularity, partly partly all names with a double L are stylish, and partly because all the forms of the name push it into the Top 15 for girls.
Layla is the most popular spelling of the name, as well as the one with the most phonetic spelling. Other popular forms are, in order, Leila, Laila, Laela, Laelah, Laylah, Leyla, Lejla, and Leighla.Leila, Laila, Leyla, Laylah, Leilah, Lailah, Leylah
If you're concerned about the name's popularity, you might consider that there are many other names that are similar. There's Leilani, for instance, along with Leah and Leia and Lily and new favorite Lyra. Layla is derived from the Semitic element layl, meaning "night." It has roots in the Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian languages. In the Arabic story Qays and Layla, Layla is the subject of the poet’s unrequited love.
The spelling Laila is represented by boxer Laila Ali.
Pronounced LAY-luh.
As of October 2026, Layla ranked #36 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #23 in 2019, Nameberry popularity #242.
Editor's take: The name Layla is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "night".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #29 | 6,464 | 3,618.5 |
| 2015 | #30 | 6,346 | 3,555 |
| 2016 | #30 | 6,298 | 3,554.1 |
| 2017 | #26 | 6,333 | 3,668.2 |
| 2018 | #27 | 6,509 | 3,826.4 |
| 2019 | #23 | 6,518 | 3,883.5 |
| 2020 | #24 | 6,221 | 3,848.3 |
| 2021 | #24 | 6,347 | 3,868.1 |
| 2022 | #29 | 6,091 | 3,713.7 |
| 2023 | #30 | 5,698 | 3,551.1 |
| 2024 | #37 | 5,305 | 3,274.3 |
| 2025 | #36 | 5,338 | 3,321.2 |
World rankings
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Layla on lists
Famous Laylas
- Layla El
English pro wrestler
- (Zara) Layla Kayleigh
English,American TV presenter
- Layla bint al
Minhal, disciple of Muhammad and wife of Arab chieftain Malik ibn Nuwayra
- Layla Grace Marsh
girl who inspired the Layla's Legacy cancer foundation
- Layla Foreman
daughter of musician Tim Foreman of Switchfoot
- Layla Z. Summers (b. 1978)
daughter of musician Andy Summers of The Police
- Layla Lee (b. 1993)
daughter of actress Tottie Goldsmith and skier Steven Lee
- Layla LaCosta (b. 1999)
daughter of singer Tanya Tucker
- Layla Marie Taylor (b. 2010)
daughter of singer Willie Taylor of Day26
- Layla Rose Csortan (b. 2016)
daughter of TV personality and former Miss Australia Laura Csortan
- Layla Morrison (b. 2017)
daughter of youtubers CinnamonToastKen and SuprMaryFace
- Layla Taylor
TikTok influencer and reality TV personality
Layla in pop culture
- "Layla
" song by Derek and the Dominoes
- "Layla and Majnun
" Persian narrative poem by Nizami Ganjavi
- Layla Williamson
character on American soap "One Life to Live"
- Layla Rose Miller aka Butterfly
character in Marvel X,Factor comics
- Layla aka Aisha
character on animated series "Winx Club"
- Layla Baileygates
character in movie "Me, Myself, & Irene"
- Layla
character on TV's "Justified"
- Layla
character in movie "Sky High"
- Layla Heartfilia
character in the manga and amine 'Fairy Tail'
- Layla
brand of Italian nail polish
- Layla
character in the TV series 'The Story of Tracy Beaker'
- Layla Hassan
character in the video game "Assassin's Creed: Origins"
- Layla Grant
character on TV's "Nashville"
- Layla Keating
character on TV's "All American"