How Many People Are Named Layal?
An estimated 759 people in the United States have the first name Layal. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Layal peaked in popularity in 2024 with 56 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Layal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Layal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
759
About 1 in 451,587 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2024
56 births
Total Registered
768
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Layal
Layal is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 768 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Layal as a female name
Ranked #2,943 in 2024
56 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (56 births)
Layal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Layal span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 313 babies were registered. While Layal is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Layal by Decade
How has Layal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Layal by State
Birth registrations for Layal span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Michigan, California, Texas. The lowest are in Illinois, Florida, New York. On average, about 40 Layals were registered per state.
Layal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Layal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Layal
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Layal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Layal?
We estimate approximately 759 people named Layal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 451,587 Americans share this first name.
Is Layal a common name?
Layal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 768 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Layal most popular?
Layal reached peak popularity in 2024, when 56 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Layal is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Layal a female name?
Layal is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Layal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Layal Smith, Layal Johnson, Layal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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