Is Leilah a boy or girl name?
Leilah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 115 girls and 0 boys were named Leilah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,115 US babies named Leilah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,753
- Babies named Leilah since 1898
- 4,115
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 251 babies
Boys and girls named Leilah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 0 | 30 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 61 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 98 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,091 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,012 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 788 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,753 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,420 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,241 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,366 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,366 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,355 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 198 | #1,201 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 205 | #1,194 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,346 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,251 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 211 | #1,167 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 204 | #1,182 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 189 | #1,271 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 215 | #1,140 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 251 | #1,002 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 216 | #1,165 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,306 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,465 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,686 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,941 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,126 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,011 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,840 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,912 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,433 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,360 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,815 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,102 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,966 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,202 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,508 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,417 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,174 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,396 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,240 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,498 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,399 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,570 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,877 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,329 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,559 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,463 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,187 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,251 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,558 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,649 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,479 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,685 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,581 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,165 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,611 |
Highest rank
Leilah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,002 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 Leilah
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.