Layan

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Layan is a feminine Arabic given name meaning "prosperity life", "soft, gentle." Leen is a related name. Both are among the most popular names given to newborn girls in the Arab world in the past decade.

From Wikipedia

Layan first appears in the data in 1994 and has been recorded in 27 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 247 babies (rank #1,036 that year). In 2024 it was given to 245 girls (rank #1,025). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Layan

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

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,896

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

247

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1994	7	#11,231
1999	8	#10,947
2000	10	#9,579
2001	23	#5,101
2002	20	#5,797
2003	21	#5,706
2004	16	#7,264
2005	33	#4,229
2006	48	#3,393
2007	47	#3,509
2008	50	#3,357
2009	57	#3,027
2010	72	#2,554
2011	77	#2,403
2012	106	#1,897
2013	114	#1,802
2014	152	#1,475
2015	159	#1,450
2016	175	#1,357
2017	173	#1,346
2018	175	#1,305
2019	224	#1,100
2020	221	#1,110
2021	184	#1,267
2022	247	#1,036
2023	232	#1,071
2024	245	#1,025