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Laylah

Girl

Meaning of Laylah: Arabic: 'night'

Laylah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1211th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1128th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1211

179 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1128

30 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,297

First recorded 1975 · peak 2014

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 9 babies1996: 8 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 11 babies1999: 8 babies2000: 30 babies20002001: 42 babies2002: 52 babies2003: 93 babies2004: 97 babies2005: 147 babies2006: 204 babies2007: 237 babies2008: 269 babies2009: 329 babies2010: 377 babies20102011: 411 babies2012: 458 babies2013: 446 babies2014: 496 babies2015: 405 babies2016: 434 babies2017: 391 babies2018: 352 babies2019: 334 babies2020: 347 babies20202021: 315 babies2022: 294 babies2023: 261 babies2024: 235 babies2025: 179 babies
US babies named Laylah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 496.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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