Is Laila a boy or girl name?
Laila is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 839 girls and 0 boys were named Laila, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 42,736 US babies named Laila were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #371
- Babies named Laila since 1884
- 42,736
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 2,413 babies
Boys and girls named Laila, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 7 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 175 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 177 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 107 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 89 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 135 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 219 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 474 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 695 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,096 | 100% |
| 2000s | 11 | 14,445 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 12 | 19,654 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 5,413 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 839 | #371 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 988 | #312 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,031 | #309 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,252 | #243 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,303 | #227 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,460 | #210 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,618 | #182 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,751 | #172 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,951 | #164 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,889 | #170 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 2,146 | #149 |
| 2013 | 5 | #13,247 | 2,143 | #144 |
| 2012 | 7 | #10,339 | 2,250 | #143 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 2,198 | #141 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 2,248 | #140 |
| 2009 | 5 | #13,630 | 2,379 | #135 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 2,413 | #140 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 2,365 | #148 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,445 | #236 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,453 | #234 |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,784 | 1,282 | #250 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,306 | #250 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 801 | #370 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 612 | #453 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 389 | #644 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,164 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,345 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,437 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,481 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,458 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,710 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,604 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,558 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,543 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,835 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,727 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,000 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,930 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,547 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,671 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,469 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,501 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,910 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,608 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,741 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,845 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,679 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,987 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,648 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,596 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,720 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,815 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,250 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,908 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,892 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,876 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,825 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,148 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,223 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,787 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,507 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,455 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,437 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,126 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,945 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,922 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,482 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,876 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,591 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,040 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,598 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,398 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,676 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,386 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,459 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,743 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,876 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,335 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,019 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,304 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,390 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,097 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,785 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,111 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,291 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,667 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,639 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,608 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,595 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,501 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,220 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,941 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,886 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,487 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,251 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,879 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,210 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,527 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,075 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,844 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,653 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,055 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,496 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,683 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,467 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,152 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,874 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,506 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,547 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,366 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,829 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,668 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,717 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,027 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,378 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,971 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,693 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,725 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,532 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 7 | #891 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Laila reached #10,339 in 2012. As a girl name, it reached #135 in 2009. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Laila
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.