Anisa vs Layla

Anisa and Laylacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Anisa was ranked #1065 and Layla #56 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Anisa was ranked #718 and Layla #60 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Anisa and Layla over time

Anisa and Layla appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Layla held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Anisa in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Anisa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Layla in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Anisa held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Layla in 28.
Highest recorded here: Anisa #266 in 1997, Layla #29 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Anisa #1065, Layla #56.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Layla

Pairs where Layla shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Matilda vs Layla
Matilda and Layla both rose over the same years in 5 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Matilda · Layla · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Ava vs Layla
Ava and Layla both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Ava · Layla · 35 shared years, 1983–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Charlotte vs Layla
Charlotte and Layla both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — New South Wales, Australia · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Charlotte · Layla · 33 shared years, 1983–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Evie vs Layla
Evie and Layla both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Evie · Layla · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Anisa, Layla
Field	Anisa	Layla
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Editorially researched profile
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Means 'night' in Arabic.
Origin	Not yet recorded	Arabic
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	/ˈleɪlə/
Syllables	3	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, IE, NO	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025)	New South Wales, Australia · Girls #35 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Layla has a recorded origin (Arabic); Anisa does not have one recorded yet.
Anisa has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Layla.
A meaning is recorded for Layla; Anisa doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Anisa

Popularity journey

First recorded1980
First recorded at #613 among girls in Norway in 1980 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #266 among girls in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Layla

Popularity journey

First recorded1983
First recorded at #529 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2004–2025
Highest recorded position: #24 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2020 (recorded 2004–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #35 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls