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Leyla

“Variant of Leila — Night” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #611 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Leyla has appeared in US records since 1957 — best rank #586 (2020) · 10,564 babies named Leyla all-time · 1 in 3,300 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 530 girls in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 630 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 680 girls in Puerto Rico (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 26 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Leylas

• Leyla Zana — Turkish statesperson (born 1961)
• Leyla Mammadbeyova — Azerbaijani and Soviet aviator (1909-1989)
• Leyla Gencer — Turkish opera singer (1924–2008)
• Leyla Erbil — Turkish writer (1931–2013)
• Leyla Alieva — Azerbaijani journalist

In stories & tradition

• Leyla Harding — Emmerdale
• Leyla Shakarji — NCIS

What Leylas become

Among 178 notable people named Leyla:

Entertainers appear 1.88× more often than among typical names — e.g. Leyla Gencer, Turkish opera singer (1924–2008).

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