Girls' name · since 1975
Laylah
Laylah has 7,297 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,020 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,255 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,297
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
7,297 babies have been named Laylah since 1975, making it today's #1255 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Laylah recorded 7,297 times among girls since 1975, holding rank #1255 nationally today, ahead of 93% 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 1975 to 2025.
- #2,020 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,255 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,297 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laylah ranks #2,020 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,255 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,297 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,020 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,255 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,297
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laylah's 7,297 recorded births place it above 97.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Laylah compares
7,297 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Laylah's all-time total is 19x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laylah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,297 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 496 | 21 | 19,840 |
Laylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laylah's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 496, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 496
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Laylah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,104 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Laylah's strongest decade.
4,104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Laylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s 1,500
2000s
1,500 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,104 births
- 2020s 1,631
2020s
1,631 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,104 births (56% of all-time use).
How Laylah 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 Laylah's total volume
Laylah by state
Where Laylah concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 988 | 13.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 818 | 11.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 386 | 5.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 291 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 279 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 279 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 277 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 243 | 3.3% |
988 of 7,297 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Laylah appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Laylah's data
- Laylah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,104 total births) through the 2020s (1,631) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Laylahs (988 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Laylah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Laylah 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.