Katie vs Layla
Katie and Layla compared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Katie was ranked #41 and Layla #60 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Katie was ranked #131 and Layla #41 among girls in Scotland.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2009, Katie was ranked #92 and Layla #45 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Katie was ranked #47 and Layla #91 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Katie was ranked #650 and Layla #50 among girls in England and Wales.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2014, Katie was ranked #94 and Layla #66 among girls in New Zealand.
Katie and Layla over time
Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.
Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.
Katie and Layla over time
Katie and Layla appear together in 3 published lists, across 83 years of shared records. Katie held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Layla 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.
Katie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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.
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.
- One took the other's place near the top
In England and Wales · Girls, Layla moved into the top 50 at #30 in 2011 as Katie fell out of it to #57, having been #40 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2011, Layla moved ahead of Katie in England and Wales · Girls — #40 and #44 the year before became #57 and #30.
- Longest-running competitions
Katie and Layla were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #650 and #50.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1983–2025
Katie held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Layla in 0.
Highest recorded here: Katie #2 in 2004, Layla #44 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Katie #41, Layla #60.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Katie held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Layla in 15.
Highest recorded here: Katie #9 in 2004, Layla #29 in 2012.
The order changed in 2011: Layla moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #40 and #44; by 2011 that had become #57 and #30.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Katie #650, Layla #50.
Northern Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 2004–2024
Katie held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Layla in 0.
Highest recorded here: Katie #1 in 2004, Layla #62 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Katie #47, Layla #91.
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.
Side by side
| Field | Katie | Layla |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A diminutive of Kate, itself a short form of Katherine. | Means 'night' in Arabic. |
| Origin | Greek, diminutive form | Arabic |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkeɪ.ti/ | /ˈleɪlə/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | New South Wales, Australia, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, New Zealand | New South Wales, Australia, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, New Zealand |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #35 (2025) |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Katie is recorded with a Greek, diminutive form origin, while Layla is recorded with a Arabic origin.
- Katie and Layla both have 2 syllables.
- Katie's recorded meaning differs from Layla's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Katie
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #508 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #650 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · 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 #50 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls