US rank #11687 Girls' name Peak 2011 273 births

Laiyla — #11687 US girls' name

273 babies named Laiyla in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s622010s1722020s39
#11687
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 34% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Laiyla was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

25 babies were named Laiyla in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laiyla

The Social Security Administration has registered 273 babies named Laiyla between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laiyla currently holds the #11687 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laiyla performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 172 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Laiyla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Laiyla in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laiyla in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 273 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Laiyla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

273

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2011

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,687

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Laiyla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
25
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
051015202530 20242021201820152012200920062004 9

Laiyla by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
172 births that decade — 63% of Laiyla's all-time total
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Laiyla by state

Where Laiyla concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Laiyla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 1.8%
#2 Georgia
5 1.8%
#3 Texas
5 1.8%
Florida share of Laiyla's total US births 1.8%
Even split

5 of 273 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laiyla?
273 babies have been named Laiyla since 2004. It currently ranks #11687 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 25 births.
When was Laiyla most popular?
Laiyla was most popular in the 2010s decade with 172 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Laiyla most popular?
The top states for the name Laiyla are Florida (5 births), Georgia (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Laiyla been used?
Laiyla has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Laiyla?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2004–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.