Layan

Meaning and origin of Layan

Popularity of Layan in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Layan has been rising fast (+17.2% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Layan every 15 schools.

Layan in English-speaking countries

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  103 babies in 3 years1 baby in 3,150

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  360 babies in 3 years1 baby in 4,428

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  17 babies in 3 years1 baby in 6,725

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  19 babies in 3 years1 baby in 7,193

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  11 babies in 3 years1 baby in 7,658

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  806 babies in 3 years1 baby in 12,374

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Layan and Layân are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Layân20

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Layan

• Layane
• Layla
• Lyla
• Lamine
• Assil
• Marwa
• Meryem
• Israa
• Emir
• Oumar
• Oussaid
• Zayan

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin