Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: DutchLeila, 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
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Layla yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
The song, yes. My husband played guitar. It was his favourite thing to play. He passed when our daughter was two. She listens to it now without knowing why we smile.
— Janet, Memphis TN, 2017
It's Arabic, means night or dark beauty. My husband is Lebanese and wanted something that sat in both worlds naturally. Layla does that without effort.
— Nadia, Dearborn MI, 2021
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7 | #4,542 |
| 1955 | 7 | #4,978 |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,605 |
| 1964 | 7 | #5,767 |
| 1967 | 10 | #4,475 |
| 1969 | 7 | #6,309 |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,720 |
| 1971 | 42 | #2,022 |
| 1972 | 124 | #974 |
| 1973 | 151 | #853 |
| 1974 | 185 | #758 |
| 1975 | 194 | #743 |
| 1976 | 174 | #800 |
| 1977 | 206 | #746 |
| 1978 | 142 | #977 |
| 1979 | 130 | #1,068 |
| 1980 | 130 | #1,085 |
| 1981 | 106 | #1,235 |
| 1982 | 116 | #1,183 |
| 1983 | 87 | #1,377 |
| 1984 | 111 | #1,187 |
| 1985 | 81 | #1,515 |
| 1986 | 127 | #1,138 |
| 1987 | 90 | #1,455 |
| 1988 | 109 | #1,324 |
| 1989 | 95 | #1,513 |
| 1990 | 132 | #1,251 |
| 1991 | 109 | #1,457 |
| 1992 | 166 | #1,086 |
| 1993 | 320 | #684 |
| 1994 | 224 | #875 |
| 1995 | 235 | #836 |
| 1996 | 215 | #914 |
| 1997 | 189 | #1,020 |
| 1998 | 247 | #860 |
| 1999 | 351 | #656 |
| 2000 | 698 | #407 |
| 2001 | 947 | #328 |
| 2002 | 1,073 | #291 |
| 2003 | 1,687 | #195 |
| 2004 | 2,012 | #167 |
| 2005 | 2,384 | #144 |
| 2006 | 3,362 | #101 |
| 2007 | 3,902 | #85 |
| 2008 | 4,931 | #55 |
| 2009 | 5,212 | #45 |
| 2010 | 5,899 | #37 |
| 2011 | 6,087 | #35 |
| 2012 | 6,278 | #31 |
| 2013 | 6,489 | #30 |
| 2014 | 6,464 | #29 |
| 2015 | 6,346 | #30 |
| 2016 | 6,298 | #30 |
| 2017 | 6,333 | #26 |
| 2018 | 6,509 | #27 |
| 2019 | 6,518 | #23 |
| 2020 | 6,221 | #24 |
| 2021 | 6,347 | #24 |
| 2022 | 6,091 | #29 |
| 2023 | 5,698 | #30 |
| 2024 | 5,305 | #37 |
