Laylah
A spelling of Layla, from the Arabic layl, night. The tragic romance of Layla and Majnun carried it across the Islamic world.
Laylah in 2025
Laylah was given to 179 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,383rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 18,521 babies born.
The history of Laylah
Laylah reached its highest point in 2014, when 496 babies were given the name, ranking 1,154th that year.
Across the 51 years of records since 1975, 7,297 babies have been named Laylah. Half of them were born before 2014, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Laylah by decade
| Decade | Babies named Laylah | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | 14,373 |
| 1980s | 5 | 16,638 |
| 1990s | 52 | 13,285 |
| 2000s | 1,500 | 1,561 |
| 2010s | 4,104 | 1,154 |
| 2020s | 1,631 | 1,486 |
Where Laylah is heading
Laylah has fallen 56% over the past decade, from 405 babies in 2015 to 179 in 2025.
Names like Laylah
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Laylah.