Girls' name · since 2000

Laily

Laily has 69 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#14311
among girls today
69
born since 2000
2000s
peak decade
19%
more common than other girls

69 babies have been named Laily since 2000, making it today's #14311 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Laily recorded 69 times among girls since 2000, holding rank #14311 nationally today, ahead of 19% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2024.

  • #14311 among girls today
  • 69 born since 2000
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 19% more common than other girls

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

Laily is currently the #14311 girls' name in America, more common than 19% of girls - 69 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.

#14311
among girls today
69
born since 2000
2000s
peak decade
19%
more common than other girls

Laily vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%19.2%
Laily vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14311
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 19% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Laily was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

12 babies were named Laily in 2010 - its busiest year on record.

How Laily compares

69 19th percentile among 17,726 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

Laily's all-time total is 82% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Laily Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 69 382 567,345
Peak-year births 12 48 19,840

Laily's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Laily splits its recorded history at 2010: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Laily at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

69

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2010

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#14,311

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Laily popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2024

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
12
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
468101214 20002002200720082009201020172019202020222024 6

Laily by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2000s was Laily's strongest decade.

30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Laily births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 30 births (43% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laily?
Laily has been given to 69 babies in the U.S. since 2000, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #14311 as of the latest data. 12 babies were born in 2010, its single highest year.
When was Laily most popular?
Laily was most popular in the 2000s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Laily been used?
The SSA has tracked Laily since 2000 -- 25 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Laily?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Laila, Lainey, Lailah, Laine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Laily's data

  • Laily's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (30 total births) through the 2020s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 2000–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Laily: #14311 Girls' Name - 69 Births, Peak 2010." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/laily. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Laily 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 July 2026.