Girls' name · since 1950
Layla
Layla has 129,136 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #312 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #36 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 129,136
- born since 1950
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Layla is the #36 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 129,136 recorded since 1950.
Social Security Administration records show Layla recorded 129,136 times among girls since 1950, holding rank #36 nationally today, ahead of 99.8% of girls, 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 1950 to 2025.
- #312 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #36 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 129,136 born since 1950
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Layla ranks #312 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #36 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 129,136 born since 1950, peaking in the 2010s.
- #312 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #36 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 129,136
- born since 1950
- 2010s
- peak decade
Layla's 129,136 recorded births place it above 99.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Layla compares
129,136 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Layla's all-time total is 343x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Layla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 129,136 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6,523 | 21 | 19,840 |
Layla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Layla's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 97% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 3%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 6,523, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Layla popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 6,523
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Layla popularity over time - boys
109 total births recorded since 2004 (Layla as boys' name)
Layla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (63,242 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Layla's strongest decade.
63,242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Layla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 1,355
1970s
1,355 births
- 1980s 1,052
1980s
1,052 births
- 1990s 2,189
1990s
2,189 births
- 2000s
2000s
26,209 births
- 2010s
2010s
63,242 births
- 2020s
2020s
35,046 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 63,242 births (49% of all-time use).
How Layla 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 Layla's total volume
Layla by state
Where Layla concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 14,281 | 11.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12,977 | 10.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 7,846 | 6.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 6,850 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5,178 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5,046 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 4,878 | 3.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 4,583 | 3.5% |
14,281 of 129,136 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Layla appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Layla's data
- Layla's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (63,242 total births) through the 2020s (35,046) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Laylas (14,281 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Layla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1950–2025 (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 Layla 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.