Girls' name · since 1984
Layal
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 817 babies named Layal, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,609 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,229 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 817
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Layal is the #3229 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 817 recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Layal has been recorded 817 times among girls since 1984, currently ranked #3229 nationally and more common than 81% 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 1984 to 2025.
- #8,609 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,229 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 817 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Layal ranks #8,609 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,229 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 817 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,609 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,229 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 817
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Layal's 817 recorded births place it above 88.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Layal compares
817 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Layal's all-time total is 117% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Layal | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 817 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 21 | 19,840 |
Layal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Layal's full recorded timeline at 2008, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 56 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Layal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Layal by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (313 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Layal's strongest decade.
313 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Layal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 60
1990s
60 births
- 2000s
2000s
168 births
- 2010s
2010s
313 births
- 2020s
2020s
258 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 313 births (38% of all-time use).
How Layal 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 Layal's total volume
Layal by state
Where Layal concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 157 | 19.2% |
| #2 | California | | 53 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 20 | 2.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 18 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
157 of 817 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Layal's data
- Layal's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (313 total births) through the 2020s (258) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Layals (157 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Layal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Layal 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.