Layla

femaleArabic

Means 'night' in Arabic.

Origin: Arabic

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1983 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #24 in New South Wales, Australia in 2020. See regions.

Layla: Recorded since 1983, it reached #24 in 2020, and it was still inside the top 100 in 2025.

6registrars recorded it
120times a registrar ranked it
43years from first to last
#24highest recorded position
23groupings it qualifies for
30names it appears alongside

What stands out in Layla's record

England and Wales registered 1,796 births with the name in 2012, its largest count from any one registrar. Names by yearly birth count
Held at least one birth in every 2,000 for 21 years. Names by sustained share
Appears alongside 30 other names across 5 kinds of recorded relationship. All recorded relationships

LAY-luh/ˈleɪlə/

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Data Confidence

Evidence: ModerateCompleteness: SubstantialEditorial review: 2026-07-21

Confidence in the evidencebehind this name's data — never a rating of the name itself, and never affected by how well it matches your preferences. How this is assessed

Because: backed by officially or academically authoritative sources, recently verified, popularity data covers multiple regions.

Source authority

Averaged from the real per-claim source-authority assessments already computed for this name's meaning/origin/pronunciation/popularity evidence.

Independent corroboration

Averaged from the real per-claim supporting-source counts already computed for this name's evidence.

See full evidence assessment (8 dimensions, 1 not yet tracked)

Source agreement

No recorded source disagreement for this name's meanings or origins.

Recency

Calculated from how long ago this record was last verified (2026-07-21), against a 270-day staleness threshold.

Geographic relevance

Calculated from the number of geographies with official popularity data (6) — broader official coverage means the evidence base is relevant to more of where the name is actually used.

Completeness

Calculated from how many of the expected data sections (variants, similar names, popularity, notable usage, IPA pronunciation) are actually populated for this name.

Direct observation vs. inference

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Identity & variant resolution quality

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

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Spelling simplicity

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Recorded regional spread

Derived from how many geographies' official statistics record this name. It measures where the name is registered, not how well-known it feels to people living there.

International spread

Derived from the same official statistical coverage, scaled to reflect how widely the name crosses national datasets. Not a measure of how easily it is understood in another language.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin: Arabic
Meaning: Means 'night' in Arabic.
Pronunciation: LAY-luh
Syllables: 2
Common nicknames: None recorded
Classification: Traditional & modern
Gender usage: female
Language family: Arabic

Popularity

Region

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#270
1997	#263
1998	#292
1999	#237
2000	#241
2001	#214
2002	#179
2003	#140
2004	#140
2005	#97
2006	#90
2007	#82
2008	#68
2009	#48
2010	#44
2011	#30
2012	#29
2013	#31
2014	#38
2015	#35
2016	#40
2017	#38
2018	#44
2019	#48
2020	#51
2021	#53
2022	#56
2023	#53
2024	#56
2025	#50

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 33 of the 43 years from 1983 to 2025.

In 2025: #35 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, #50 among girls in England and Wales, #60 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1983–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #50 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls

Layla appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, which has ranked it in 33 years beginning in 1983, and has registered 2,220 births with the name.

Layla across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Layla's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#529 (1983)	#44 (2016)	#60 (2025)	33 of 43	2,220 (1983–2025)	160 (2012)
England and Wales · Girls	#270 (1996)	#29 (2012)	#50 (2025)	30 of 30	25,353 (1996–2025)	1,796 (2012)
New South Wales, Australia · Girls	#95 (2004)	#24 (2020)	#35 (2025)	22 of 22	3,580 (2004–2025)	220 (2020)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#316 (2004)	#62 (2019)	#91 (2024)	20 of 21	467 (2004–2024)	37 (2015)
New Zealand · Girls	#87 (2010)	#29 (2022)	#50 (2023)	14 of 14	1,057 (2010–2023)	102 (2022)

Layla by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Layla in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1980s	9	3 of 10	3
1990s	16	4 of 10	4
2000s	314	10 of 10	31
2010sbusiest	1,320	10 of 10	132
2020s	561	6 of 10	94

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 132 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 2009 and 2010, when recorded births rose by 50, from 100 to 150.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Layla appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

What the record shows

Recorded by 6 registrars between 1983 and 2025, ranked in 35 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #24, first reached in 2020.

It held a top-100 place in 22 years, 22 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 1,796 births, registered in England and Wales in 2012.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 3 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 41 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Layla was ranked #24 in New South Wales, Australia · Girls in 2020. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Layana · #1743, 14y
Layke · #2125, 11y
Layla-Grace · #1497, 20y
Layla-Mae · #813, 19y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 6 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Alyssa · #25, 33y
Bailey · #23, 30y
Ezra · #23, 30y
Lola · #23, 30y

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1980 and 1989.

Beau · #22, 39y
Rian · #22, 36y
Bobby · #27, 41y
Kimberley · #27, 45y

Comparisons involving Layla

Existing comparison pages where Layla and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Layla in the same published list across at least 25 years.

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

Closest long-running positions

Names that stayed close to Layla within one registrar's list over many years. A gap measured inside that list, never across registrars.

Scarlett vs Layla
Across 22 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Scarlett and Layla averaged 7.5 places apart, ending at #46 and #35.
Scarlett · Layla · 22 shared years, 2004–2025 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2025 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Sofia vs Layla
Across 22 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Sofia and Layla averaged 9.0 places apart, ending at #13 and #35.
Sofia · Layla · 22 shared years, 2004–2025 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2025 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Abigail vs Layla
Across 22 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Abigail and Layla averaged 11.5 places apart, ending at #55 and #35.
Abigail · Layla · 22 shared years, 2004–2025 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2025 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Order changes

Pairs where Layla and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Amy vs Layla
In England and Wales · Girls, Layla moved into the top 50 at #30 in 2011 as Amy fell out of it to #51, having been #38 the year before.
Amy · Layla · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2011 England and Wales ranking
Katie vs Layla
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.
Katie · Layla · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2011 England and Wales ranking
Georgia vs Layla
In New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Layla moved into the top 50 at #31 in 2024 as Georgia fell out of it to #52, having been #45 the year before.
Georgia · Layla · 22 shared years, 2004–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2024 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Pairs involving Layla measured in New South Wales, Australia's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Layla at its highest position.

Amelia vs Layla
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Amelia #1 in 2020, Layla #24 in 2020.
Amelia · Layla · 22 shared years, 2004–2025 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2020 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Isabelle vs Layla
In New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Layla moved into the top 50 at #31 in 2024 as Isabelle fell out of it to #57, having been #44 the year before.
Isabelle · Layla · 22 shared years, 2004–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2024 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Zara vs Layla
In New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Layla moved into the top 50 at #31 in 2024 as Zara fell out of it to #58, having been #35 the year before.
Zara · Layla · 22 shared years, 2004–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2024 New South Wales, Australia ranking

New South Wales, Australia overview→

Layla and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,577 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Layla without appearing here.

Layla moved ahead of

Astrid
In 2006 they stood at #529 and #476 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2007 that had become #127 and #842.
Janice
In 2008 they stood at #496 and #440 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2009 that had become #74 and #742.
Jude
In 2002 they stood at #441 and #441 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2003 that had become #233 and #655.
Camilla
In 2007 they stood at #516 and #415 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2008 that had become #106 and #501.

Moved ahead of Layla

Mia Compare
In 1996 they stood at #384 and #451 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1997 that had become #496 and #294.
Ruby
In 1996 they stood at #384 and #417 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1997 that had become #496 and #304.
Maisie
In 2006 they stood at #332 and #384 in Northern Ireland · Girls; by 2007 that had become #245 and #203.
Thea
In 2021 they stood at #66 and #68 in Northern Ireland · Girls; by 2022 that had become #81 and #58.

Moved the opposite way to Layla

Aoife
Between 1983 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Layla went from #529 to #60 while Aoife went from #10 to #34.
Audrey Compare
Between 1983 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Layla went from #529 to #60 while Audrey went from #97 to #885.
Eileen
Between 1983 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Layla went from #529 to #60 while Eileen went from #77 to #443.
Elaine
Between 1983 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Layla went from #529 to #60 while Elaine went from #13 to #608.

Moved the same way as Layla

Abigail Compare
Between 1983 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Layla went from #529 to #60 and Abigail from #476 to #115.
Alexandra
Between 1983 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Layla went from #529 to #60 and Alexandra from #313 to #141.
Alice
Between 1983 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Layla went from #529 to #60 and Alice from #153 to #41.
Anna
Between 1983 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Layla went from #529 to #60 and Anna from #72 to #26.

Meaning & Origin

Means 'night' in Arabic.

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

Arabic

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

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Where Layla is officially recorded

6 official registrars have recorded Layla, between 1983 and 2025, in 35 of those 43 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Registrar	Recorded	Years	Its own highest position
Republic of Ireland	1983–2025	33	#44 in 2016
England and Wales	1996–2025	30	#29 in 2012
New South Wales, Australia	2004–2025	22	#24 in 2020
Northern Ireland	2004–2024	20	#62 in 2019
New Zealand	2010–2023	14	#29 in 2022
Scotland	2024	1	#41 in 2024

Its high point came 12 years earlier in England and Wales (2012) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1985; it appears again in 1989.

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

Similar Names

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

LAY-luh/ˈleɪlə/

Syllables: 2
Ease: easy

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

Where Layla Is Recorded

National statistical agencies have recorded Layla in these places. This shows where the name is used — not where it comes from, and not that it carries particular cultural significance there.

New South Wales, AustraliaEngland and WalesNorthern IrelandScotlandRepublic of IrelandNew Zealand

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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Layla

Layla at a glance

What stands out in Layla's record

Overview

Popularity

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Layla across 5 official records

Layla by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Layla appears in

What the record shows

Names published alongside Layla

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Comparisons involving Layla

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Layla and the names beside it

Layla moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Layla

Moved the opposite way to Layla

Moved the same way as Layla

Meaning & Origin

Where Layla is officially recorded

Variants

Similar Names

Spelling

Pronunciation

Where Layla Is Recorded

Notable Usage

Sibling & Surname Compatibility

Layla at a glance

What stands out in Layla's record

Layla across 5 official records

Layla by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Layla appears in

What the record shows

Names published alongside Layla

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Comparisons involving Layla

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Layla and the names beside it

Layla moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Layla

Moved the opposite way to Layla

Moved the same way as Layla