Leyla
Top 1000
About Leyla
While Leyla is one of the rarer variations of Layla, only entering the US Top 1000 in the early 2000s, it holds a sweet spot in popularity now that we predict it will maintain into the future. But there are so many variations of this name that are so popular, no spelling or variation is really going to feel different.
Bottom line: Leyla (and Layla and Leila and Lyla and Lila) is a beautiful name, but if you want something unique, keep looking.
Pronounced LAY-lah.
As of October 2026, Leyla ranked #611 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #587 in 2020.
Editor's take: The name Leyla is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "night".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #691 | 410 | 229.5 |
| 2015 | #783 | 361 | 202.2 |
| 2016 | #709 | 402 | 226.9 |
| 2017 | #620 | 485 | 280.9 |
| 2018 | #650 | 458 | 269.2 |
| 2019 | #713 | 400 | 238.3 |
| 2020 | #587 | 495 | 306.2 |
| 2021 | #672 | 440 | 268.2 |
| 2022 | #595 | 503 | 306.7 |
| 2023 | #602 | 493 | 307.2 |
| 2024 | #601 | 499 | 308 |
| 2025 | #611 | 478 | 297.4 |
World rankings
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Leyla on lists
Famous Leylas
- Leyla Gülefshan Achba
Anchabadze, Ottoman princess and diarist
- Leyla Felicita Chihuán (Ramos)
Peruvian volleyball player and politician
- Leyla Hazal Kaya
Turkish actress
- Leyla Zana
Kurdish Turkish politician
- Leyla Güngör
Turkish footballer
- Leyla Alasgar qizi Mammadbeyov
first Azerbaijani woman pilot
- Leyla Milani (Khoshbin)
Canadian model
- Leyla Saz
Turkish composer
- Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu
Miss Turkey 2008
- Leyla Mahad qizi Vakilova
Azerbaijani ballerina
- Leyla Luna Frieda (b. 2005)
daughter of hairstylist John Frieda
- Leyla Feray
Turkish actress
Leyla in pop culture
- Leyla
minor character in Turkish TV series "Kismet"