Layla

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Dutch

Meaning

Leila, also spelt Layla, is a feminine given name of Arabic origin. It is popular in the Middle East, including Arabic-speaking countries, Iran, Turkey, and Palestine, as well as the Nordic countries, India and Anglosphere.

From Wikipedia

Layla first appears in the data in 2004 and has been recorded in 22 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 938 babies (rank #31 that year). In 2025 it was given to 420 girls (rank #41). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Layla

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Layla yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

7,354
Total babies (all years)
22
Years in the data
938
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
200475#99
200587#94
200692#84
2007115#61
2008137#48
2009138#45
2010172#36
2011174#35
2012202#29
2013209#29
2014264#28
2015938#31
2016764#37
2017364#33
2018404#28
2019675#32
2020525#30
2021379#31
2022337#34
2023460#33
2024423#36
2025420#41