Girls' name · since 1884
Laila
Laila has 43,484 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #658 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #413 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 43,484
- born since 1884
- 2010s
- peak decade
43,484 babies have been named Laila since 1884, making it today's #413 girls' name.
Laila has 43,484 recorded births among girls since 1884, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #413 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #658 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #413 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 43,484 born since 1884
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laila ranks #658 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #413 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 43,484 born since 1884, peaking in the 2010s.
- #658 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #413 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 43,484
- born since 1884
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laila's 43,484 recorded births place it above 99.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Laila compares
43,484 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Laila's all-time total is 116x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 43,484 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,414 | 21 | 19,840 |
Laila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laila's SSA record in two at 1965 and the more recent half accounts for 98% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 2%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1893, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 2,414, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laila popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 2,414
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Laila popularity over time - boys
23 total births recorded since 2004 (Laila as boys' name)
Laila by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (19,659 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Laila's strongest decade.
19,659 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Laila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 7
1880s
7 births
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 17
1900s
17 births
- 1910s 175
1910s
175 births
- 1920s 177
1920s
177 births
- 1930s 107
1930s
107 births
- 1940s 89
1940s
89 births
- 1950s 136
1950s
136 births
- 1960s 220
1960s
220 births
- 1970s 474
1970s
474 births
- 1980s 694
1980s
694 births
- 1990s 1,098
1990s
1,098 births
- 2000s
2000s
14,446 births
- 2010s
2010s
19,659 births
- 2020s 6,175
2020s
6,175 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 19,659 births (45% of all-time use).
How Laila 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 Laila's total volume
Laila by state
Where Laila concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,414 | 10.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,928 | 9.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 3,164 | 7.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 2,553 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,967 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 1,907 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 1,639 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 1,618 | 3.7% |
4,414 of 43,484 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Laila appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Laila's data
- Laila's decade-level peak was the 2010s (19,659 total births); usage has since declined to 6,175 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lailas (4,414 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Laila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1884–2025 (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 Laila 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.