Layah is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2016 and remains in steady use.
Layah is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,948 for girl births in the United States (and #5,183 across all names), given to 57 babies. Layah first appears in 1995 and peaked in 2016 (95 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57 | 57 | #2,948 |
| 2024 | 48 | 48 | #3,314 |
| 2023 | 67 | 67 | #2,633 |
| 2022 | 52 | 52 | #3,142 |
| 2021 | 66 | 66 | #2,623 |
| 2020 | 70 | 70 | #2,486 |
| 2019 | 68 | 68 | #2,581 |
| 2018 | 81 | 81 | #2,262 |
| 2017 | 72 | 72 | #2,497 |
| 2016 | 95 | 95 | #2,075 |
| 2015 | 75 | 75 | #2,449 |
| 2014 | 85 | 85 | #2,227 |
| 2013 | 79 | 79 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 76 | 76 | #2,442 |
| 2011 | 56 | 56 | #3,035 |
| 2010 | 39 | 39 | #3,925 |
| 2009 | 57 | 57 | #3,027 |
| 2008 | 33 | 33 | #4,597 |
| 2007 | 33 | 33 | #4,525 |
| 2006 | 28 | 28 | #5,033 |
| 2005 | 18 | 18 | #6,702 |
| 2004 | 19 | 19 | #6,386 |
| 2003 | 20 | 20 | #5,945 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | #9,938 |
| 2001 | 14 | 14 | #7,561 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | #9,578 |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | #9,971 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | #10,688 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #13,031 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #12,759 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #10,106 |