US rank #10060 Girls' name Peak 2020 154 births

Liyla — #10060 US girls' name

154 babies named Liyla in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s72010s1012020s46
#10060
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 43% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Liyla was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

14 babies were named Liyla in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Liyla

The Social Security Administration has registered 154 babies named Liyla between 2009 and 2024, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Liyla currently holds the #10060 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Liyla performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Liyla shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Liyla 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 154 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.

Liyla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

154

Since 2009

16 years of records

Peak year

2020

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,060

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2009

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2024

Liyla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2009

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
14
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
46810121416 202420222020201820162014201220102009 7

Liyla by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
101 births that decade — 66% of Liyla's all-time total
2000s72010s1012020s46

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Liyla?
154 babies have been named Liyla since 2009. It currently ranks #10060 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 14 births.
When was Liyla most popular?
Liyla was most popular in the 2010s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Liyla been used?
Liyla has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 16 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Liyla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Liya, Liyah, Liyana, Liyanna, 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, 2009–2024 (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.