Girls' name · since 1972
Laela
Laela has 1,685 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,291 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,608 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,685
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laela currently ranks #5608 among girls' names in America, with 1,685 babies recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laela has been recorded 1,685 times among girls since 1972, currently ranked #5608 nationally and more common than 68% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #5,291 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,608 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,685 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laela ranks #5,291 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,608 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,685 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,291 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,608 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,685
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laela's 1,685 recorded births place it above 92.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Laela compares
1,685 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Laela's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,685 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 111 | 21 | 19,840 |
Laela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laela splits its recorded history at 2007: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 111 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 111
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Laela by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (690 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Laela's strongest decade.
690 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Laela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s 47
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
670 births
- 2010s
2010s
690 births
- 2020s 248
2020s
248 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 690 births (41% of all-time use).
How Laela compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Laela's total volume
Laela by state
Where Laela concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 154 | 9.1% |
| #2 | California | | 87 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 50 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 44 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 21 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #7 | New York | | 15 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Washington | | 15 | 0.9% |
154 of 1,685 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Laela appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Laela's data
- Laela's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (690 total births) through the 2020s (248) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Laelas (154 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Laela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Laela draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.