Girls' name · since 1957
Leyla
Leyla has 10,564 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,602 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #611 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,564
- born since 1957
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leyla currently ranks #611 among girls' names in America, with 10,564 babies recorded since 1957.
Social Security Administration records show Leyla recorded 10,564 times among girls since 1957, holding rank #611 nationally today, ahead of 96% 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 1957 to 2025.
- #1,602 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #611 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,564 born since 1957
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leyla ranks #1,602 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #611 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,564 born since 1957, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,602 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #611 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,564
- born since 1957
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leyla's 10,564 recorded births place it above 97.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Leyla compares
10,564 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Leyla's all-time total is 28x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leyla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,564 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 504 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leyla's full recorded timeline at 1992, 93% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 7% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 504 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 504
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Leyla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,096 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Leyla's strongest decade.
4,096 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Leyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 73
1960s
73 births
- 1970s 354
1970s
354 births
- 1980s 243
1980s
243 births
- 1990s 456
1990s
456 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,404 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,096 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,915 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,096 births (39% of all-time use).
How Leyla 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 Leyla's total volume
Leyla by state
Where Leyla concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,922 | 18.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,500 | 14.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 943 | 8.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 777 | 7.4% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 422 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 386 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 280 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 229 | 2.2% |
1,922 of 10,564 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Leyla appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Leyla's data
- Leyla's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,096 total births) through the 2020s (2,915) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Leylas (1,922 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 Leyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Leyla 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.