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Layah and Layla side by side: Layah peaked in 2016 and Layla in 2019; in 2025 they were given to 57 and 5,338 babies.

Layah and Layla, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Layah and Layla births by year2k4k6k8k18801900192019401960198020002025LaylaLayah
Layah and Layla births by year2k4k6k8k18801900192019401960198020002025LaylaLayah
Layah and Layla births by year2k4k6k8k1880190519301955198020052025LaylaLayah
Layah and Layla births by year2k4k6k8k1880193019802025LaylaLayah

Girls and boys together; Layah solid, Layla dashed.

Layah and Layla compared
LayahLayla
Births 2025575,338
Rank 2025#2,948 among girls’ names#36 among girls’ names
Recorded since 18801,365129,245
Peak year20162019
Girls100%99.9%
Alive, estimated1,360128,000
Median age1111

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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