How Many People Are Named Laila Ali?
There are approximately 12 people named Laila Ali living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 28,562,862 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Laila with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Ali. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
12
1 in 28,562,862 Americans
Combination Rarity
Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Laila: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Laila. The peak year was 2008 with 2,413 births. The average person named Laila today is 16 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Laila
In the 2020 Census, the first name Laila was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (33.87%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (31.48%) and Hispanic (18.52%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Laila in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Laila rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Ali Surname
The surname Ali was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Asian and Pacific Islander in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Ali in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Laila" has an estimated frequency of 0.0121% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Ali" appears at a rate of 28.28 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Laila are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 12 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Laila Ali: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Laila Ali?
We estimate approximately 12 people named Laila Ali are alive in the United States today. The first name Laila is shared by 41,638 Americans, and the surname Ali is shared by 96,932.
How rare is the name Laila Ali?
This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 28,562,862 Americans. The first name Laila is uncommon and the surname Ali is uncommon.
Is Laila a male or female name?
Laila is predominantly female, with 0.1% of bearers being male and 99.9% female. It peaked in popularity in 2008 and the average bearer today is 16 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Laila?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Laila was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (33.87%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (31.48%) and Hispanic (18.52%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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