Is Leyla a boy or girl name?
Leyla is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 499 girls and 0 boys were named Leyla, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 10,077 US babies named Leyla were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #601
- Babies named Leyla since 1957
- 10,077
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 503 babies
Boys and girls named Leyla, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 23 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 73 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 354 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 243 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 456 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,404 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,094 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,430 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 499 | #601 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 493 | #602 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 503 | #595 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 440 | #672 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 495 | #587 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 400 | #713 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 458 | #650 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 485 | #620 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 402 | #709 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 361 | #783 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 410 | #691 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 447 | #626 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 385 | #722 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 376 | #735 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 370 | #750 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 389 | #741 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 382 | #768 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 367 | #786 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 263 | #990 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 245 | #999 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 209 | #1,096 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,239 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,366 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,434 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,684 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,910 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,912 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,350 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,576 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,643 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,194 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,019 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,116 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,190 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,768 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,532 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,193 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,695 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,648 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,471 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,256 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,029 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,928 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,091 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,785 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,826 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,452 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,285 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,414 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,038 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,235 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,721 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,583 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,629 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,277 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,362 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,235 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,159 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,652 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,517 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,166 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,591 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,896 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,178 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,731 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,626 |
Highest rank
Leyla has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #587 in 2020. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Leyla
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.