Layla is one of America's most popular girls' names, ranked #36 in 2025.
Layla is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #36 for girl births in the United States (and #96 across all names), given to 5,338 babies — 5,351 including U.S. territories. Layla was first reported in SSA data in 1950 and peaked in 2019 (6,523 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,338 | 5,351 | #36 | — |
| 2024 | 5,332 | 5,343 | #37 | #10,495 |
| 2023 | 5,703 | 5,710 | #30 | — |
| 2022 | 6,096 | 6,111 | #29 | — |
| 2021 | 6,363 | 6,374 | #24 | #10,352 |
| 2020 | 6,228 | 6,245 | #24 | — |
| 2019 | 6,528 | 6,544 | #23 | #13,315 |
| 2018 | 6,512 | 6,537 | #27 | — |
| 2017 | 6,345 | 6,371 | #26 | #7,909 |
| 2016 | 6,300 | 6,322 | #30 | — |
| 2015 | 6,355 | 6,372 | #30 | #10,190 |
| 2014 | 6,472 | 6,491 | #29 | #11,565 |
| 2013 | 6,495 | 6,512 | #30 | #13,265 |
| 2012 | 6,287 | 6,310 | #31 | #9,369 |
| 2011 | 6,098 | 6,135 | #35 | #7,849 |
| 2010 | 5,908 | 5,940 | #36 | #10,317 |
| 2009 | 5,217 | 5,246 | #45 | #13,665 |
| 2008 | 4,939 | 4,956 | #55 | #9,519 |
| 2007 | 3,911 | 3,924 | #85 | #9,407 |
| 2006 | 3,369 | 3,375 | #101 | #10,207 |
| 2005 | 2,384 | 2,389 | #144 | — |
| 2004 | 2,021 | 2,021 | #167 | #7,926 |
| 2003 | 1,687 | 1,687 | #195 | — |
| 2002 | 1,073 | 1,073 | #291 | — |
| 2001 | 947 | 947 | #328 | — |
| 2000 | 698 | 698 | #407 | — |
| 1999 | 351 | 351 | #656 | — |
| 1998 | 247 | 247 | #860 | — |
| 1997 | 190 | — | #1,013 | — |
| 1996 | 215 | — | #915 | — |
| 1995 | 235 | — | #836 | — |
| 1994 | 224 | — | #875 | — |
| 1993 | 320 | — | #684 | — |
| 1992 | 166 | — | #1,086 | — |
| 1991 | 109 | — | #1,457 | — |
| 1990 | 132 | — | #1,251 | — |
| 1989 | 95 | — | #1,513 | — |
| 1988 | 109 | — | #1,324 | — |
| 1987 | 90 | — | #1,455 | — |
| 1986 | 127 | — | #1,138 | — |
| 1985 | 81 | — | #1,515 | — |
| 1984 | 111 | — | #1,187 | — |
| 1983 | 87 | — | #1,377 | — |
| 1982 | 116 | — | #1,183 | — |
| 1981 | 106 | — | #1,235 | — |
| 1980 | 130 | — | #1,085 | — |
| 1979 | 130 | — | #1,068 | — |
| 1978 | 142 | — | #977 | — |
| 1977 | 206 | — | #746 | — |
| 1976 | 174 | — | #800 | — |
| 1975 | 194 | — | #743 | — |
| 1974 | 185 | — | #758 | — |
| 1973 | 151 | — | #853 | — |
| 1972 | 124 | — | #975 | — |
| 1971 | 42 | — | #2,022 | — |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #6,722 | — |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #6,310 | — |
| 1967 | 10 | — | #4,474 | — |
| 1964 | 7 | — | #5,767 | — |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #6,605 | — |
| 1955 | 7 | — | #4,978 | — |
| 1950 | 7 | — | #4,542 | — |