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Laylah

female

Laylah.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #540 in Republic of Ireland in 2013. See regions.

Audio not yet available.

Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling: shorter names with fewer irregular letter clusters score higher. A disclosed formula, not an editorial opinion — and not a confidence measurement.

Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

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

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
2
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
female
Language family
Not available

Popularity

RisingEngland and Wales (female) rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #900 to #3912.1996199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#900#3912
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#3795
1998#3142
1999#3900
2000#3912
2001#3262
2002#3409
2003#2727
2004#2530
2005#1690
2006#2320
2007#1384
2008#1065
2009#1248
2010#1294
2011#1067
2012#1058
2013#900
2014#1070
2015#1240
2016#1086
2017#1296
2018#1526
2019#1292
2020#1313
2021#1692
2022#1326
2023#1255
2024#1128

Demonstration dataSource: 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

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

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

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
2
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

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

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