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Layla

LAY-luh · An Arabic name meaning 'night,' carried into Western use by the ancient romance of Layla and Majnun and by Eric Clapton's 1970 song.

2025 rank (girls)
#36
Babies named in 2025
5,338
Peak popularity
2019
2025 frequency
1 in 301 girls
Usually for
Girls
Trend
Rising since 1988

Rising since 1988, #36 for girls today.

Popularity of Layla since 1950

Babies named Layla per year in U.S. Social Security records.

2.2k4.3k6.5k1960198020002020Most births 2019Girls
Data table (by decade)
DecadeGirls
1950s19
1960s24
1970s1,355
1980s1,052
1990s2,189
2000s26,209
2010s63,242
2020s35,046

Meaning & origin

A seventh-century Arabic love story and a 1970 rock anthem are jointly responsible for Layla's American career. The spelling first surfaces in the data in 1950, gained a foothold after Eric Clapton's song made the name universally familiar, and began a long, steady climb in 1988. That climb peaked in 2019, and the name has since settled just below its high: in 2025 it ranked 36th, reaching about one in every 301 newborn girls.

Layla's strongest states: Delaware, Wyoming, and Vermont, are small and scattered, the signature of a name adopted evenly across the country and across communities: it is equally at home as an Arabic heritage choice and as a melodic mainstream pick alongside Lila and Lola. Counting the sister spellings Laila, Leila, and Leyla, the name's true footprint is considerably larger than its official rank suggests.

Layla derives from the Arabic laylā, 'night,' traditionally suggesting dark-haired beauty. Its fame rests on one of the oldest love stories in world literature: the seventh-century tale of the poet Qays, driven mad, majnun, by his love for Layla, retold most famously by the Persian poet Nizami in the twelfth century. The story reached Western readers through translations and then Western ears through 'Layla' (1970), the Derek and the Dominos anthem Eric Clapton wrote under the tale's influence. This spelling first appears in American records in 1950; the song era gave it a foothold, and a climb that began in 1988 eventually carried it into the top 40.

Read more: Layla on Wikipedia

Where Layla is most popular

Births per 100,000 girls by state. Press play or drag the slider to watch it move across the decades. The lightest shade means too few recorded births.

2020s
Fewermore per 100k girlstoo few births

Layla” around the world

Where Layla lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.

  • France

    125

    babies in 2024

  • Ireland

    #60

    in 2025

  • New Zealand

    #32

    in 2025

  • Quebec

    #70

    in 2025

  • Australia (NSW)

    #35

    in 2025

Sources: INSEE (France) · CSO Ireland (Ireland) · NZ Dept of Internal Affairs (New Zealand) · Retraite Québec (Quebec) · NSW Registry of BDM (Australia (NSW)).

Nicknames & variants

Nicknames: Lala, Lulu

Variants: Laila, Leila, Leyla, Laylah, Leilah

Famous people named Layla

  • Layla Moran · British Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament

Sibling names for Layla

Names that share Layla's style, for a brother or sister.

Sisters: Aaliyah, Amara, Zara, Nadia, Naomi, Amira, Chloe, Maya, Aisha, Lola, Yasmin, Aishah, Alayah, Alea, Aleena, Alia, Aliah, Aliya, Alliyah, Amani, Ameena, Amina, Aminah, Amirah, Amya, Anisa, Anissa, Ariyah, Asma, Atiya, Aya, Ayesha, Aylin, Bayan, Briella, Dalila, Daniya, Dayla, Elayna, Farah, Farrah, Fatima, Hala, Iman, Isra, Jalaya, Jamila, Janiyah, Jasmin, Kaliyah, Kamila, Karima, Khadija, Lamia, Leena, Madilynn, Malak, Mariam, Maryam, Medina, Miyah, Nada, Noor, Noura, Nylah, Rashida, Salma, Sama, Samira, Samiya, Samiyah, Sanaa, Saniya, Savana, Soraya, Taleah, Tamiya, Tayla, Yasmeen, Yazmin, Zahra, Zaida, Zainab, Zariah, Aaliya, Aiyanna, Aiza, Akilah, Alaa, Alaiya, Alaiyah, Alayla, Aleeyah, Aleigha, Aleya, Aleyna, Alya, Alyah, Amal, Amarah, Ameera, Ameerah, Amna, Amoura, Amyra, Anaiya, Anaiyah, Anayah, Aneesa, Anyla, Anyssa, Ariyana, Arwa, Aseel, Asiyah, Aubriana, Ayah, Ayra, Aysha, Aysia, Aziza, Azra, Caliyah, Daira, Dalilah, Daliyah, Daniyah, Dayanna, Dayra, Daysha, Delylah, 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What does Layla mean?
Layla means 'night' in Arabic, an image traditionally tied to dark, striking beauty. It is best known from the classical romance of Layla and Majnun.
How popular is Layla?
Layla ranked 36th for girls in 2025, given to about one in every 301 newborn girls. It rose steadily from 1988 and peaked in 2019.
Is Layla or Laila the more common spelling?
Layla is the most popular American spelling, matching the Clapton song. Laila, Leila, and Leyla are all in use, and together the spellings make the name more common than any single one appears.
Where does the song 'Layla' come from?
Eric Clapton recorded it with Derek and the Dominos in 1970, drawing on Nizami's telling of the Layla and Majnun story. The song is a major reason the name entered mainstream American use.