Layah
Layah was the 2948th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 57 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 2075th with 95 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 499 places. More babies were named Layah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,948 girls, down 462 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 57girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201695 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,365babies recorded
Layah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,948 | 57 |
| 2020 | #2,486 | 70 |
| 2010 | #3,925 | 39 |
| 2000 | #9,578 | 10 |
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How popular is Layah, counting every spelling?
Layah is a spelling of Leya, a name family that ranked #1,189 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,948 for Layah on its own. Together these spellings went to 180 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leya | 86 | #2,166 | 382 |
| Layah | 57 | #2,948 | 290 |
| Leyah | 28 | #4,828 | 166 |
| Leeya | — | — | 35 |
| Leeyah | 9 | #10,548 | 29 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Layah?
57 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Layah (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Layah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 147 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Layah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Layah?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Layah are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 15. That makes Layah a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Layah by state
How common Layah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Layah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Layah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Layah
How popular is the name Layah?
Layah was the 2948th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 57 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 2075th with 95 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 499 places. More babies were named Layah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Layah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Layah in the US.
Where is Layah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Layah was most common in Florida (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and North Carolina.