Total births
21
Girls' name · since 2017
Laylany
21 babies named Laylany in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14872
- among girls today
- 21
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 16%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Laylany is the #14872 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 21 recorded since 2017.
Laylany has 21 recorded births among girls since 2017, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14872 as of the latest data, more common than 16% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2024.
- #14872 among girls today
- 21 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
- 16% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Laylany is currently the #14872 girls' name in America, more common than 16% of girls - 21 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14872
- among girls today
- 21
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 16%
- more common than other girls
Laylany vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14872
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 16% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
57% of everyone ever named Laylany was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
9 babies were named Laylany in 2017 - its busiest year on record.
How Laylany compares
21 7th percentile among 17,726 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
Laylany's all-time total is 95% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laylany | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Laylany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laylany splits its recorded history at 2023: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2023 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laylany at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2017
Current rank
#14,872
Active since
2017
Laylany popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2024
- Peak year (2017)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Laylany by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Laylany's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Laylany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
9 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 12 births (57% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Laylany? ▼
21 babies have been named Laylany since 2017. It currently ranks #14872 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 9 births.
When was Laylany most popular? ▼
Laylany was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Laylany been used? ▼
Records for Laylany go back to 2017, giving 8 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Laylany? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Laylany
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2017–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Laylany: #14872 Girls' Name - 21 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/laylany. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Laylany 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 July 2026.