Baby name meaning

Layla

Night · Arabic origin

Meaning & origin

Layla is a female name of Arabic origin, meaning “Night”.

How popular is Layla?

In England & Wales, Layla ranked #56 among girls' names in 2024, with 760 babies given the name — down from #38 in 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2012, when it reached #29.

In the United States, Layla was the #24 girls' name in the 2020 data — its best showing in the US series, which samples one year per decade from 1880. It first charted in the US series in 1950.

Layla — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the girls' name Layla over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,000#10,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #4,542US 1970: #6,722US 1980: #1,085US 1990: #1,251US 2000: #407US 2010: #36US 2020: #24England & Wales 2024: #56United StatesEngland & Wales
Layla’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Layla in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#270138
2000#241166
2005#97530
2010#441,419
2012#291,796
2015#351,428
2020#51939
2024#56760

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