Laylah
Laylah was the 1254th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 179 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 595th with 496 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 548 places. More babies were named Laylah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Layla) night · Arabic
- Rank in 2025
- #1,254 girls, down 469 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 179girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014496 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,297babies recorded
What does the name Laylah mean?
Laylah is a spelling of Layla, pronounced the same way, so it shares Layla's meaning and origin.
Layla is one of many English spellings of the Arabic name usually written Leila or Layla. Wiktionary says it entered English use through 19th-century literature. Wiktionary notes that since the late 20th century this spelling is often chosen in English simply for its sound. Wiktionary traces the Arabic name Layla to an old Semitic word for 'night', the same word behind Arabic layl, 'night'.
ليلى (Arabic, “Laylā”)لَيْل (Arabic, “night”)
How sure is this? Probable.
See also: Arabic names.
Laylah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,254 | 179 |
| 2020 | #785 | 347 |
| 2010 | #742 | 377 |
| 2000 | #4,128 | 30 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Laylah, counting every spelling?
Laylah is a spelling of Layla, a name family that ranked #27 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,254 for Laylah on its own. Together these spellings went to 6,556 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layla | 5,338 | #36 | 28,818 |
| Laila | 755 | #413 | 4,872 |
| Laylah | 179 | #1,254 | 1,284 |
| Lailah | 131 | #1,602 | 955 |
| Leilah | 125 | #1,660 | 753 |
| Laela | 22 | #5,644 | 183 |
| Laelah | — | — | 51 |
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 Laylah?
179 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Laylah (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Laylah 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 47 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Laylah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Laylah?
About 7,200 people born in the US named Laylah are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 16. That makes Laylah 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.
Laylah by state
How common Laylah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (1.7×), Tennessee (1.6×), Arizona (1.6×). In 23 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 Laylah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Laylah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Laylah
What does Laylah mean?
Laylah is a spelling of Layla, which means “night” (Arabic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Laylah?
Laylah was the 1254th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 179 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 595th with 496 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 548 places. More babies were named Laylah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Laylah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Laylah in the US.
Where is Laylah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Laylah was most common in Michigan (0.26 per 1,000 girls), followed by Tennessee and Arizona.