Leyla

Leyla

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

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

Leyla first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2011 with 226 babies (rank #226 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Leyla

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

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,892

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

226

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	32	#734
1997	41	#621
1998	39	#646
1999	46	#585
2000	47	#576
2001	53	#536
2002	65	#475
2003	56	#551
2004	77	#455
2005	94	#403
2006	92	#439
2007	102	#407
2008	96	#442
2009	122	#356
2010	162	#295
2011	226	#226
2012	144	#338
2013	105	#406
2014	106	#408
2015	93	#470
2016	94	#466

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#734

1997

#621

1998

#646

1999

#585

2000

#576

2001

#536

2002

#475

2003

#551

2004

#455

2005

#403

2006

#439

2007

102

#407

2008

#442

2009

122

#356

2010

162

#295

2011

226

#226

2012

144

#338

2013

105

#406

2014

106

#408

2015

#470

2016

#466

Meaning

Numerology of Leyla

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Leyla

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Year-by-Year Detail