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Laylah

100% girls · 179 born in 2025

Laylah has been given to about 7,297 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 7,258
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Laylah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 496
  • Born in 2025179
  • All time7,297
  • England & Wales, 202534

How popular is Laylah?

Its best year was 2014, when 496 babies were given the name, ranking 595th. The typical living American called Laylah is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in Massachusetts, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Laylah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lailah0.92
  2. Jaylah0.88
  3. Kaylah0.88
  4. Lylah0.80
  5. Layla0.78
  6. Nailah0.79
  7. Lilah0.77
  8. Ayah0.75

Middle names for Laylah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Laylah Eve0.80
  2. Laylah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Laylah Josephine0.78
  4. Laylah Anne0.78
  5. Laylah Rose0.77
  6. Laylah June0.76

Sibling names for Laylah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aaravbrother · 0.98
  2. Malayasister · 0.98
  3. Fisherbrother · 0.98
  4. Maddeneither · 0.98
  5. Alissonsister · 0.97
  6. Casebrother · 0.97

Where Laylah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Massachusetts0.01%
  2. Tennessee0.01%
  3. Illinois0.01%
  4. Michigan0.01%
  5. Arizona0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Laylah Anderson0.74
  2. Laylah White0.72
  3. Laylah Reyes0.72
  4. Laylah Nguyen0.72
  5. Laylah Moore0.72
  6. Laylah Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Laylah

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Laylah across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.