How Many People Are Named Leila?
An estimated 39,426 people in the United States have the first name Leila. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Leila peaked in popularity in 2010 with 1,509 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leila 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 Leila paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
39,426
About 1 in 8,694 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2010
1,509 births
Total Registered
54,237
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leila
Leila is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 54,237 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leila as a male name
Ranked #13,458 in 2017
5 male births in 2017
Peak: 1941 (6 births)
Leila as a female name
Ranked #268 in 2024
1,191 female births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (1,509 births)
Leila: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leila span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 13,914 babies were registered. While Leila is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Leila by Decade
How has Leila 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,079 | 0 | 1,079 | |
| 1890s | 1,588 | 0 | 1,588 | |
| 1900s | 1,529 | 0 | 1,529 | |
| 1910s | 2,830 | 0 | 2,830 | |
| 1920s | 3,340 | 0 | 3,340 | |
| 1930s | 2,473 | 0 | 2,473 | |
| 1940s | 1,858 | 6 | 1,852 | |
| 1950s | 1,740 | 0 | 1,740 | |
| 1960s | 1,578 | 0 | 1,578 | |
| 1970s | 1,624 | 0 | 1,624 | |
| 1980s | 2,106 | 0 | 2,106 | |
| 1990s | 2,177 | 0 | 2,177 | |
| 2000s | 9,902 | 0 | 9,902 | |
| 2010s | 13,914 | 5 | 13,909 | |
| 2020s | 6,499 | 0 | 6,499 | |
Leila by State
Birth registrations for Leila span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, South Dakota. On average, about 870 Leilas were registered per state.
Leila + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leila as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Leila: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leila?
We estimate approximately 39,426 people named Leila 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 8,694 Americans share this first name.
Is Leila a common name?
Leila is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 54,237 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leila most popular?
Leila reached peak popularity in 2010, when 1,509 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leila is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leila a female name?
Leila is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leila Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leila Smith, Leila Johnson, Leila 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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