Layla Popularity
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Rising
among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025
View as table
| 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
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
Popularity data
Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1983 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #24 in New South Wales, Australia in 2020.
| Year | Region | Category | Rank | Births registered | Confidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | England and Wales | female | #50 | 833 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | England and Wales | female | #56 | 760 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | England and Wales | female | #53 | 826 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | England and Wales | female | #56 | 818 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | England and Wales | female | #53 | 917 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | England and Wales | female | #51 | 939 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | England and Wales | female | #48 | 1,025 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | England and Wales | female | #44 | 1,152 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | England and Wales | female | #38 | 1,329 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | England and Wales | female | #40 | 1,358 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | England and Wales | female | #35 | 1,428 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | England and Wales | female | #38 | 1,391 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | England and Wales | female | #31 | 1,588 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | England and Wales | female | #29 | 1,796 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | England and Wales | female | #30 | 1,780 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | England and Wales | female | #44 | 1,419 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | England and Wales | female | #48 | 1,274 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | England and Wales | female | #68 | 978 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | England and Wales | female | #82 | 715 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | England and Wales | female | #90 | 599 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | England and Wales | female | #97 | 530 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | England and Wales | female | #140 | 372 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | England and Wales | female | #140 | 352 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | England and Wales | female | #179 | 241 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | England and Wales | female | #214 | 186 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | England and Wales | female | #241 | 166 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | England and Wales | female | #237 | 172 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | England and Wales | female | #292 | 126 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | England and Wales | female | #263 | 145 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | England and Wales | female | #270 | 138 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #35 | 162 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2024 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #31 | 168 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2023 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #47 | 136 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2022 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #40 | 159 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2021 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #38 | 181 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2020 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #24 | 220 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2019 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #36 | 172 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2018 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #34 | 185 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2017 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #36 | 185 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2016 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #30 | 217 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2015 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #36 | 178 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2014 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #28 | 216 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2013 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #29 | 209 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2012 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #29 | 202 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2011 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #35 | 174 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2010 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #36 | 172 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2009 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #45 | 138 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2008 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #48 | 137 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2007 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #61 | 115 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2006 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #84 | 92 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2005 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #89 | 87 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2004 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #95 | 75 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2023 | New Zealand | female | #50 | 67 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | New Zealand | female | #29 | 102 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | New Zealand | female | #38 | 92 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | New Zealand | female | #41 | 81 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | New Zealand | female | #34 | 92 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | New Zealand | female | #34 | 87 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | New Zealand | female | #40 | 87 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | New Zealand | female | #33 | 95 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | New Zealand | female | #51 | 76 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | New Zealand | female | #66 | 54 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | New Zealand | female | #58 | 65 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | New Zealand | female | #62 | 63 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | New Zealand | female | #86 | 48 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | New Zealand | female | #87 | 48 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Northern Ireland | female | #91 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Northern Ireland | female | #84 | 25 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Northern Ireland | female | #81 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Northern Ireland | female | #66 | 33 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Northern Ireland | female | #63 | 33 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Northern Ireland | female | #62 | 35 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Northern Ireland | female | #77 | 30 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Northern Ireland | female | #67 | 36 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Northern Ireland | female | #68 | 37 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Northern Ireland | female | #69 | 37 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Northern Ireland | female | #69 | 34 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Northern Ireland | female | #95 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Northern Ireland | female | #89 | 28 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Northern Ireland | female | #135 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Northern Ireland | female | #120 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Northern Ireland | female | #282 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Northern Ireland | female | #277 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Northern Ireland | female | #245 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Northern Ireland | female | #332 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Northern Ireland | female | #316 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Republic of Ireland | female | #60 | 83 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Republic of Ireland | female | #69 | 79 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Republic of Ireland | female | #64 | 90 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Republic of Ireland | female | #59 | 91 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Republic of Ireland | female | #48 | 122 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Republic of Ireland | female | #56 | 96 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland | female | #55 | 105 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Republic of Ireland | female | #57 | 111 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Republic of Ireland | female | #45 | 135 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Republic of Ireland | female | #44 | 135 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Republic of Ireland | female | #46 | 135 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Republic of Ireland | female | #51 | 130 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Republic of Ireland | female | #58 | 125 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Republic of Ireland | female | #45 | 160 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland | female | #54 | 134 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Republic of Ireland | female | #50 | 150 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Republic of Ireland | female | #74 | 100 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland | female | #106 | 62 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland | female | #127 | 47 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland | female | #161 | 31 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Republic of Ireland | female | #173 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Republic of Ireland | female | #257 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Republic of Ireland | female | #233 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Republic of Ireland | female | #312 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Republic of Ireland | female | #441 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Republic of Ireland | female | #465 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Republic of Ireland | female | #528 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Republic of Ireland | female | #496 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Republic of Ireland | female | #384 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Republic of Ireland | female | #516 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | Republic of Ireland | female | #503 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | Republic of Ireland | female | #519 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | Republic of Ireland | female | #529 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Scotland | female | #41 | 89 | High | Verified |
- England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
- New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
- New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
- Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
- Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
- Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland
See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.