Leyla
The Turkish spelling of Layla, from Arabic layla, meaning night. A classical Arabic love story made the name widely known.
Leyla in 2025
Leyla was given to 478 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,207th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 6,936 babies born.
The history of Leyla
Leyla reached its highest point in 2022, when 504 babies were given the name, ranking 1,168th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,156th, in 2020.
Across the 69 years of records since 1957, 10,564 babies have been named Leyla. Half of them were born before 2014, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Leyla by decade
| Decade | Babies named Leyla | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23 | 6,330 |
| 1960s | 73 | 5,562 |
| 1970s | 354 | 2,553 |
| 1980s | 243 | 4,575 |
| 1990s | 456 | 3,258 |
| 2000s | 2,404 | 1,377 |
| 2010s | 4,096 | 1,175 |
| 2020s | 2,915 | 1,156 |
Where Leyla is heading
Leyla has risen 32% over the past decade, from 361 babies in 2015 to 478 in 2025.
Names like Leyla
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Leyla.