Layla

Meaning and origin of Layla

Popularity of Layla in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2023.
• Over recent years, Layla has been rising (+6.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Layla every 16 schools, all spellings combined.

Layla in English-speaking countries

Layla ranks 34^th in United States, 35^th in New Zealand and 39^th in Ontario (Canada), against 429^th in France.

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  35^th girls’ name237 babies in 3 years1 girl in 177−0.3% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  44^th girls’ name264 babies in 3 years1 girl in 206−2.1% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  67^th girls’ name252 babies in 3 years1 girl in 257−1.7% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  39^th girls’ name583 babies in 3 years1 girl in 265−2.9% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  75^th girls’ name78 babies in 3 years1 girl in 289−1.3% a year

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

  55^th girls’ name137 babies in 3 years1 girl in 290+1.5% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  34^th girls’ name16,366 babies in 3 years1 girl in 295−2.6% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  55^th girls’ name2,419 babies in 3 years1 girl in 317−3.3% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Laïla100
• Laila60
• Laylah5

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 Layla

• Lyla
• Layan
• Oumou
• Malak
• Fatou
• Zayneb
• Layane
• Zahra
• Imane
• Sidra
• Hajar
• Firdaws

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin