Is Laylah a boy or girl name?
Laylah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 235 girls and 0 boys were named Laylah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 7,116 US babies named Laylah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,056
- Babies named Laylah since 1975
- 7,116
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 496 babies
Boys and girls named Laylah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 52 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,500 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,103 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,451 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 235 | #1,056 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 261 | #982 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 294 | #921 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 315 | #866 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 346 | #787 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 334 | #818 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 352 | #775 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 390 | #730 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 434 | #673 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 405 | #705 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 496 | #595 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 446 | #630 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 458 | #623 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 411 | #685 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 377 | #742 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 329 | #848 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 269 | #990 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 237 | #1,098 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 204 | #1,193 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,448 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,935 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,960 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,875 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,284 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,128 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,948 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,328 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,739 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,109 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,197 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,701 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,364 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,868 |
Highest rank
Laylah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #595 in 2014. 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 Laylah
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.