Layla

“Variant of Leila — Night” — Arabic (لَيْلَى, from ليل 'night') origin

Girl's name · #36 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Layla has appeared in US records since 1950 — best rank #23 (2019) · 129,136 babies named Layla all-time · 1 in 300 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #32 in New Zealand (2025) · #35 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #35 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #41 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #43 in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Laylas

Layla El — British professional wrestler, dancer, and model
Layla Al-Attar — Iraqi artist and painter (1944-1993)
Layla al-Akhyaliyya — Famous Umayyad Arab poet who was renowned for her poetry, eloquence, strong personality as well as her beauty
Layla Balabakki — Lebanese author
Layla Moran — British politician (born 1982)

In stories & tradition

Layla Miller — Earth-616
Layla Hassan — Assassin's Creed
Layla bint Mahdi — Layla and Majnun · Leili and Majnun

What Laylas become

Among 142 notable people named Layla:

Entertainers appear 2.36× more often than among typical names — e.g. Layla El, British professional wrestler, dancer, and model.

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