US rank #1025 Girls' name Peak 2022 2,896 births

Layan — #1025 US girls' name

2,896 babies named Layan in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s152000s3252010s14272020s1129
#1025
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 94% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Layan was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

247 babies were named Layan in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Layan

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,896 babies named Layan between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Layan currently holds the #1025 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 247 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Layan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,427 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Layan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 328 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Layan in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Layan 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 2,896 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.

Layan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,896

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2022

247 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,025

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Layan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
247
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Layan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,427 births that decade — 49% of Layan's all-time total
1990s152000s3252010s14272020s1129

Layan by state

Where Layan concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Layan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
328 11.3%
#2 New York
325 11.2%
#3 California
288 9.9%
#4 Illinois
243 8.4%
#5 Texas
214 7.4%
#6 Florida
124 4.3%
#7 Ohio
121 4.2%
#8 Virginia
114 3.9%
Michigan share of Layan's total US births 11.3%
Even split

328 of 2,896 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Layan appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Layan?
2,896 babies have been named Layan since 1994. It currently ranks #1025 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 247 births.
When was Layan most popular?
Layan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,427 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Layan most popular?
The top states for the name Layan are Michigan (328 births), New York (325 births), California (288 births).
How long has the name Layan been used?
Layan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Layan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Layla, Laylah, Layne, Layna, 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, 1994–2024 (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.