Girls' name · since 2004
Laiyla
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 273 babies named Laiyla, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,733 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 273
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laiyla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 273 have been recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Laiyla recorded 273 times among girls since 2004, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2024.
- #16,733 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 273 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laiyla ranks #16,733 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 273 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,733 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 273
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laiyla's 273 recorded births place it above 76.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Laiyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laiyla splits its recorded history at 2014: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2021 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laiyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2024
- Peak year (2011)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Laiyla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (172 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Laiyla's strongest decade.
172 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Laiyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 62
2000s
62 births
- 2010s
2010s
172 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 172 births (63% of all-time use).
Laiyla by state
Where Laiyla concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
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- Laiyla's decade-level peak was the 2010s (172 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Laiylas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Laiyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2004–2024 (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 Laiyla 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.