Laylah
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Not recorded
- Origin
- English
Laylah is a name traditionally given to a girl of English origin. Our sources do not preserve a single agreed-upon literal translation for this particular name, so we list its meaning as unrecorded rather than guess at one. Browse more English baby names or search the full library by meaning.
About the Name Laylah
Laylah is an elaborated spelling within the popular family of names built on the sound of Layla, a name long associated with Arabic origins meaning "night." The added -h gives it a softer, more ornamental finish while keeping the same dreamy, nocturnal beauty that has made the core name so beloved. As a contemporary respelling, its charm comes less from a separate ancient etymology than from the lyrical, evening-tinged image the name evokes — a quality that has carried the whole family from classic poetry into modern nurseries.
The name's adaptability is reflected in its recorded variants, which include Lailie and Layla, each offering a slightly different look while preserving that gentle, flowing sound. Parents drawn to Laylah often want the same romantic feel as the more common spelling with a touch of individuality, and the extra letter lends it a soft, distinctive flourish on the page.
Laylah first entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2008, climbed to its best rank of #595 in 2014, and remained in the rankings through 2023, when it appeared at #982 after standing at #921 in 2022 and #866 in 2021. Across that run it was given to roughly 5,917 girls. Its trajectory tracks the broader rise of the whole Layla family in the 2010s — a soft, melodic choice that feels both familiar and a little distinct.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Laylah
US Popularity History (2008–2023)
Annual US births named Laylah by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2014 with 496 girls named Laylah (girl rank #595 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2023, ranked #982 for girls (261 US births). That's 387 places below its 2014 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Laylah Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Laylah the strongest states are Connecticut, Wisconsin, Indiana.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | #513 | 18 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | #612 | 62 |
| 3 | Indiana | #649 | 73 |
| 4 | Louisiana | #664 | 48 |
| 5 | Alabama | #679 | 31 |
| 6 | Kentucky | #679 | 25 |
| 7 | North Carolina | #692 | 100 |
| 8 | Arizona | #693 | 71 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | #717 | 18 |
| 10 | Michigan | #724 | 105 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Laylah in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
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Compare Laylah to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Laylah against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).