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Leyla

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Leyla: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #224 to #717.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#224#717
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#717
1997#618
1998#639
1999#585
2000#571
2001#532
2002#475
2003#545
2004#453
2005#402
2006#438
2007#404
2008#440
2009#355
2010#295
2011#224
2012#337
2013#406
2014#406
2015#467
2016#466
2017#391
2018#440
2019#485
2020#419
2021#443
2022#400
2023#417
2024#369
2025#403

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 Norway in 42 of the 62 years from 1964 to 2025.

In 2025: #324 among girls in Norway, #403 among girls in England and Wales, #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1964–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #520 among girls in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #224 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #403 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #224 in Northern Ireland in 2011.

Leyla's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#403101HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#369118HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#41798HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#400105HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#44399HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#419101HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#48585HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#44099HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#391114HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#46694HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#46793HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#406106HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#406105HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#337144HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#224226HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#295162HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#355122HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#44096HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#404102HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#43892HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#40294HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#45377HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#54556HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#47565HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#53253HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#57147HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#58546HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#63939HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#61841HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#71732HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandfemale#3973HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#3364HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandfemale#3125HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#2248HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#32411HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#3758HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#3908HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#3947HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#3718HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#4994HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#4616HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#4995HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#4866HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#4757HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#5375HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#4219HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#6004HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#5695HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#5665HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#6064HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#4876HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#5016HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#5136HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#4697HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#5695HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#6454HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#5446HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#6404HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#6504HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#6624HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#6145HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#5806HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#5746HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#4938HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#5297HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#41210HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#5825HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#5875HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#5286HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#4727HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#4298HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#5126HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#5615HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#5465HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#5425HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#5204HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#4837HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#4129HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#7274HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#8833HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#8343HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#4578HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#4369HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#5796HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#7504HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#5327HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#4589HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#6605HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#43510HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#32515HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#39512HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#43910HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#7504HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#37311HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#6354HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#5764HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#6553HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#7903HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Leyla is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Leyla, between 1964 and 2025, in 50 of those 62 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.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1964–202542#324 in 2025
England and Wales1996–202530#224 in 2011
Republic of Ireland2003–202521#325 in 2011
Northern Ireland2011–20204#224 in 2011
Scotland20241#790 in 2024

Its high point came 14 years earlier in England and Wales (2011) than in Norway (2025).

No registrar recorded it for 5 years after 1964; it appears again in 1970.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #224 in Northern Ireland in 2011. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.