Leyla

Meaning and origin of Leyla

Popularity of Leyla in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2024.
• Over recent years, Leyla has been rising (+7.7% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Leyla every 4.9 schools, all spellings combined.

Leyla in English-speaking countries

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  398^th girls’ name317 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,422+3.9% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  631^st girls’ name55 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,809

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  508^th girls’ name20 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,243

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  610^th girls’ name1,475 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,276+2.4% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  642^nd girls’ name11 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,944

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

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

Same sound, other spellings

• Lëyla5
• Leïla885
• Leila340
• Léïla5
• Leylah5

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 Leyla

• Lilya
• Alyah
• Hidaya
• Soumaya
• Yousra
• Aïsha
• Sakina
• Anaya
• Assya
• Kamila
• Yara
• Halima

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin