US rank #3612 Girls' name Peak 2023 956 births

Leylah — #3612 US girls' name

956 babies named Leylah in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1932010s5012020s262
#3612
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 80% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Leylah was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

63 babies were named Leylah in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 956 babies named Leylah between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leylah currently holds the #3612 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leylah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 501 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Leylah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 187 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Leylah in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leylah 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 956 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.

Leylah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

956

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2023

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,612

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
63
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
020406080 2024202020162012200820042000 8

Leylah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
501 births that decade — 52% of Leylah's all-time total
2000s1932010s5012020s262

Leylah by state

Where Leylah concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Leylah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
187 19.6%
#2 California
184 19.2%
#3 Florida
37 3.9%
#4 New York
28 2.9%
#5 Illinois
12 1.3%
#6 Washington
10 1.0%
Texas share of Leylah's total US births 19.6%
Even split

187 of 956 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leylah?
956 babies have been named Leylah since 2000. It currently ranks #3612 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 63 births.
When was Leylah most popular?
Leylah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 501 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Leylah most popular?
The top states for the name Leylah are Texas (187 births), California (184 births), Florida (37 births).
How long has the name Leylah been used?
Leylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leylah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leyla, Leylani, Leyna, Leya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2000–2024 (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.