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Layla
Pronounced /ˈleɪlə/
Rank in 2024
#37
Born in 2024
5,305
Peak year
2019 · #23
Origin
Arabic
1880 to 2024
SteadyIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 5,305 girls were named Layla, about 1 in every 304.
- It peaked in 2019 with 6,518 babies, ranked #23.
- It first shows up in the records in 1950.
- 123,729 girls have been named Layla since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Layla per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0Greatest1901–27
- 0Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- 1.6Gen Z1997–12
- 3.7Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 26 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 1,502 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Millennials: 2,323 babies, 0.08 per 1,000. Gen Z: 45,259 babies, 1.56 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 74,619 babies, 3.67 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
One of many alternative spellings of a name transliterated from Arabic; see Leila for more information. Since the late 20th century, in English, this given name in this spelling is sometimes bestowed solely because it is considered euphonious, a theme true of many given names; Wikipedia at given name § Popularity discusses name choice motivations.
- A female given name from Arabic, variant of Leila.
- Origin
- Arabic
- Say it
- /ˈleɪlə/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Layla, CC BY-SA 4.0.