Leila
A spelling of Arabic and Persian Layla, from layl, the word for night. The medieval romance of Layla and Majnun spread it widely.
Leila in 2025
Leila was given to 1,193 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 548th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 2,779 babies born.
The history of Leila
Leila reached its highest point in 2010, when 1,509 babies were given the name, ranking 443rd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 269th, in 1891.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 55,447 babies have been named Leila. Half of them were born before 2005, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Leila by decade
| Decade | Babies named Leila | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,079 | 271 |
| 1890s | 1,588 | 269 |
| 1900s | 1,529 | 357 |
| 1910s | 2,830 | 475 |
| 1920s | 3,340 | 604 |
| 1930s | 2,473 | 670 |
| 1940s | 1,858 | 848 |
| 1950s | 1,740 | 1,155 |
| 1960s | 1,578 | 1,287 |
| 1970s | 1,624 | 1,371 |
| 1980s | 2,106 | 1,280 |
| 1990s | 2,177 | 1,320 |
| 2000s | 9,904 | 473 |
| 2010s | 13,919 | 443 |
| 2020s | 7,702 | 469 |
Where Leila is heading
Leila has fallen 9% over the past decade, from 1,309 babies in 2015 to 1,193 in 2025.
Names like Leila
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Leila.