Layla vs Myla
Layla and Mylacompared 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, Layla was ranked #41 and Myla #70 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Layla was ranked #56 and Myla #89 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Layla was ranked #60 and Myla #196 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Layla was ranked #91 and Myla #87 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Layla and Myla over time
Layla and Myla appear together in 3 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Layla held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Myla in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Layla reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Myla 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Layla and Myla changed places 5 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 2008 and 2024, ending at #91 and #87.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Layla #62 in 2019, Myla #63 in 2020.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 2001–2024
Layla held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Myla in 0.
Highest recorded here: Layla #29 in 2012, Myla #86 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Layla #56, Myla #89.
Northern Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 2008–2024
Layla held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Myla in 3.
Highest recorded here: Layla #62 in 2019, Myla #63 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Layla #91, Myla #87.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2015–2025
Layla held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Myla in 0.
Highest recorded here: Layla #44 in 2016, Myla #196 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Layla #60, Myla #196.
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 | Layla | Myla |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Means 'night' in Arabic. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Arabic | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈleɪlə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #35 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #196 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Layla has a recorded origin (Arabic); Myla does not have one recorded yet.
- Layla and Myla both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Layla; Myla doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
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
Myla
Popularity journey
First recorded2001
First recorded at #2466 among girls in England and Wales in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2008–2024
Highest recorded position: #63 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2008–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #196 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls