How Many People Are Named Laylah?
An estimated 7,054 people in the United States have the first name Laylah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Laylah peaked in popularity in 2014 with 496 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laylah 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 Laylah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Laylah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
7,054
About 1 in 48,590 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2014
496 births
Total Registered
7,116
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laylah
Laylah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,116 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Laylah as a female name
Ranked #1,056 in 2024
235 female births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (496 births)
Laylah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laylah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 4,103 babies were registered. While Laylah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Laylah by Decade
How has Laylah 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.
Laylah by State
Birth registrations for Laylah span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Utah, Maine, Kansas. On average, about 157 Laylahs were registered per state.
Laylah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laylah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Laylah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laylah?
We estimate approximately 7,054 people named Laylah 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 48,590 Americans share this first name.
Is Laylah a common name?
Laylah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,116 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laylah most popular?
Laylah reached peak popularity in 2014, when 496 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laylah is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laylah a female name?
Laylah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laylah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laylah Smith, Laylah Johnson, Laylah 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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