Felicity vs Layla

Felicity 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.

Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Felicity was ranked #476 and Layla #41 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Felicity was ranked #153 and Layla #56 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Felicity was ranked #608 and Layla #60 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Felicity was ranked #266 and Layla #81 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Felicity and Layla over time

Felicity and Layla appear together in 3 published lists, across 55 years of shared records. Layla held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Felicity in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Felicity #189 in 2019, Layla #62 in 2019.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Felicity held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Layla in 28.
Highest recorded here: Felicity #97 in 2016, Layla #29 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Felicity #153, Layla #56.
Republic of Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 1983–2025
Felicity held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Layla in 13.
Highest recorded here: Felicity #438 in 1983, Layla #44 in 2016.
The order changed in 2004: Layla moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #438 and #529; by 2004 that had become #677 and #257.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Felicity #608, Layla #60.
Northern Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 2004–2022
Felicity held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Layla in 12.
Highest recorded here: Felicity #189 in 2019, Layla #62 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Felicity #266, Layla #81.

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 Felicity, Layla
Field	Felicity	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	4	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)	New South Wales, Australia · Girls #35 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	76/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Layla has a recorded origin (Arabic); Felicity does not have one recorded yet.
Felicity has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Layla.
A meaning is recorded for Layla; Felicity doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Felicity

Popularity journey

First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1975–1984
Highest recorded position: #88 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1977 (recorded 1975–1984).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 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