Recorded 2014–2020 Unisex name Peak 2014 19 births

Laylan — unisex name

19 babies named Laylan in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s132020s6

The verdict

19 girls have been named Laylan since 2014, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2020.

19
total births
2014–2020
years on record
2010s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Laylan was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

7 babies were named Laylan in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laylan

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Laylan between 2014 and 2020, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laylan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Laylan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2011.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laylan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Laylan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laylan 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 19 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.

Laylan at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

19

Since 2014

7 years of records

Peak year

2014

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2014

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2020

Laylan popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2014

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2014)
7
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
5.566.577.5 202020152014 7

Laylan popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2011 (Laylan as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2011 5

Laylan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
13 births that decade — 68% of Laylan's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laylan?
19 babies have been named Laylan since 2014. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2014 with 7 births.
When was Laylan most popular?
Laylan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Is Laylan a unisex name?
Yes, Laylan is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 19 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Laylan been used?
Laylan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 7 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Laylan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Layla, Laylah, Layne, Layan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2014–2020 (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.