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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2020 with 527 babies (rank #41 that year). In 2024 it was given to 419 girls (rank #50). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

8,744
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
527
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
19919#1,677
199217#1,073
199347#536
199432#641
199523#900
199626#814
199738#607
199831#712
199936#646
200052#475
200173#371
200275#359
200380#360
2004101#286
2005135#215
2006196#149
2007249#113
2008320#91
2009390#70
2010406#64
2011424#58
2012436#54
2013421#60
2014431#57
2015416#62
2016471#53
2017507#48
2018517#46
2019489#50
2020527#41
2021481#49
2022438#49
2023431#47
2024419#50