Is Lailah a boy or girl name?
Lailah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 219 girls and 0 boys were named Lailah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 6,767 US babies named Lailah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,115
- Babies named Lailah since 1981
- 6,767
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 451 babies
Boys and girls named Lailah, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 219 | #1,115 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 218 | #1,123 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,303 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 204 | #1,192 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 240 | #1,045 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 274 | #961 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 333 | #815 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 345 | #794 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 402 | #708 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 408 | #699 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 406 | #695 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 414 | #684 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 400 | #704 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 396 | #703 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 451 | #651 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 364 | #778 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 310 | #895 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 255 | #1,036 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 193 | #1,251 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,296 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,390 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,503 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,025 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,276 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,836 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,339 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,952 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,519 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,228 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,609 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,659 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,687 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,704 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,172 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,293 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,716 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,251 |
Highest rank
Lailah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #651 in 2010. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lailah
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.