Is Leila a boy or girl name?
Leila is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,191 girls and 0 boys were named Leila, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 54,237 US babies named Leila were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #268
- Babies named Leila since 1880
- 54,237
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 1,509 babies
Boys and girls named Leila, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 1,079 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,588 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,529 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,830 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 3,340 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,473 | 100% |
| 1940s | 6 | 1,852 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,740 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,578 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,624 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,106 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,177 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 9,902 | 100% |
| 2010s | 5 | 13,909 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 6,499 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,191 | #268 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,271 | #240 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,245 | #246 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,384 | #214 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,408 | #205 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,387 | #225 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,358 | #239 |
| 2017 | 5 | #13,458 | 1,410 | #220 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,393 | #230 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,307 | #248 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,331 | #243 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,472 | #215 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,365 | #234 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,377 | #231 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,509 | #205 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,390 | #240 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,498 | #226 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,393 | #251 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,161 | #285 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,043 | #308 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 893 | #355 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 893 | #345 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 638 | #451 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 566 | #492 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 427 | #595 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 306 | #735 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 297 | #735 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 213 | #936 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 180 | #1,038 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 217 | #880 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 186 | #997 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 199 | #950 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 197 | #974 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 199 | #954 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 183 | #998 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 200 | #911 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 221 | #828 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 215 | #815 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 212 | #794 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 220 | #770 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 205 | #783 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 213 | #759 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 212 | #775 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 224 | #736 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 184 | #847 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 196 | #807 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 186 | #806 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 192 | #786 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 160 | #855 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 157 | #852 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 155 | #849 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 145 | #881 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 140 | #899 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 163 | #844 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 130 | #972 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 136 | #908 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,014 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 141 | #851 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 175 | #746 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 136 | #860 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 161 | #826 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 171 | #793 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 190 | #756 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 191 | #753 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 172 | #780 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 192 | #730 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 157 | #803 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 177 | #750 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 182 | #712 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 177 | #711 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 195 | #660 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 176 | #682 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 161 | #703 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 154 | #705 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 169 | #657 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 180 | #617 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 156 | #670 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 177 | #630 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 166 | #616 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 176 | #552 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 197 | #515 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 204 | #525 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 203 | #521 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,345 | 211 | #482 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 182 | #514 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 177 | #504 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 190 | #483 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 239 | #419 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 183 | #473 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 240 | #418 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 241 | #423 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 294 | #373 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 305 | #366 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 287 | #384 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 317 | #387 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 285 | #396 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 279 | #405 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 306 | #393 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 313 | #387 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 344 | #367 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 365 | #359 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 335 | #363 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 363 | #342 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 345 | #356 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 405 | #323 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 384 | #323 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 369 | #338 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 352 | #333 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 368 | #316 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 363 | #307 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 259 | #327 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 234 | #312 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 195 | #325 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 143 | #332 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 163 | #304 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 145 | #296 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 150 | #288 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 171 | #262 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 160 | #260 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 154 | #264 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 148 | #260 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 138 | #262 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 140 | #264 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 145 | #240 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 178 | #239 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 139 | #236 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 161 | #231 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 157 | #217 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 149 | #228 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 147 | #228 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 152 | #215 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 173 | #195 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 178 | #189 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 178 | #179 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 154 | #192 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 126 | #205 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 170 | #171 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 112 | #188 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 115 | #188 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 123 | #167 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 103 | #174 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 90 | #177 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 83 | #173 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 77 | #173 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 80 | #165 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Leila reached #3,345 in 1941. As a girl name, it reached #165 in 1880. 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 Leila
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.