Layla
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
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.
Layla is also given to boys.
Pronounced LAY-luh.
As of October 2026, Layla ranked #36 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #23 in 2019, Nameberry popularity #368.
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 ElGirl
English pro wrestler
- (Zara) Layla KayleighGirl
English,American TV presenter
- Layla bint alGirl
Minhal, disciple of Muhammad and wife of Arab chieftain Malik ibn Nuwayra
- Layla Grace MarshGirl
girl who inspired the Layla's Legacy cancer foundation
- Layla ForemanGirl
daughter of musician Tim Foreman of Switchfoot
- Layla Z. Summers (b. 1978)Girl
daughter of musician Andy Summers of The Police
- Layla Lee (b. 1993)Girl
daughter of actress Tottie Goldsmith and skier Steven Lee
- Layla LaCosta (b. 1999)Girl
daughter of singer Tanya Tucker
- Layla Marie Taylor (b. 2010)Girl
daughter of singer Willie Taylor of Day26
- Layla Rose Csortan (b. 2016)Girl
daughter of TV personality and former Miss Australia Laura Csortan
- Layla Morrison (b. 2017)Girl
daughter of youtubers CinnamonToastKen and SuprMaryFace
- Layla TaylorGirl
TikTok influencer and reality TV personality
Layla in pop culture
- "LaylaGirl
" song by Derek and the Dominoes
- "Layla and MajnunGirl
" Persian narrative poem by Nizami Ganjavi
- Layla WilliamsonGirl
character on American soap "One Life to Live"
- Layla Rose Miller aka ButterflyGirl
character in Marvel X,Factor comics
- Layla aka AishaGirl
character on animated series "Winx Club"
- Layla BaileygatesGirl
character in movie "Me, Myself, & Irene"
- LaylaGirl
character on TV's "Justified"
- LaylaGirl
character in movie "Sky High"
- Layla HeartfiliaGirl
character in the manga and amine 'Fairy Tail'
- LaylaGirl
brand of Italian nail polish
- LaylaGirl
character in the TV series 'The Story of Tracy Beaker'
- Layla HassanGirl
character in the video game "Assassin's Creed: Origins"
- Layla GrantGirl
character on TV's "Nashville"
- Layla KeatingGirl
character on TV's "All American"
Variations & nicknames
- LailaGirl