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Leyla

Girl

Meaning of Leyla: Arabic: 'night'

Leyla is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 599th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 369th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#599

478 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#369

118 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

10,564

First recorded 1957 · peak 2024

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 19 babies1982: 31 babies1983: 28 babies1984: 18 babies1985: 25 babies1986: 17 babies1987: 24 babies1988: 31 babies1989: 29 babies1990: 28 babies19901991: 35 babies1992: 37 babies1993: 39 babies1994: 36 babies1995: 47 babies1996: 49 babies1997: 57 babies1998: 45 babies1999: 83 babies2000: 105 babies20002001: 132 babies2002: 142 babies2003: 170 babies2004: 209 babies2005: 245 babies2006: 263 babies2007: 367 babies2008: 382 babies2009: 389 babies2010: 370 babies20102011: 376 babies2012: 385 babies2013: 447 babies2014: 410 babies2015: 361 babies2016: 402 babies2017: 485 babies2018: 459 babies2019: 401 babies2020: 496 babies20202021: 440 babies2022: 504 babies2023: 493 babies2024: 504 babies2025: 478 babies
US babies named Leyla per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 504.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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