Laila
- #413 for girls in 2025, 755 births
- Last seen for boys in 2013 at #12,136
- Given to girls 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2009 · 2,379 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 43,484since 1884
Laila over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Laila has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #413 | 755 | — | |
| 2024 | #371 | 844 | — | |
| 2023 | #312 | 989 | — | |
| 2022 | #309 | 1,031 | — | |
| 2021 | #243 | 1,253 | — | |
| 2020 | #227 | 1,303 | — | |
| 2019 | #210 | 1,461 | — | |
| 2018 | #182 | 1,620 | — | |
| 2017 | #173 | 1,751 | — | |
| 2016 | #164 | 1,951 | — | |
| 2015 | #170 | 1,889 | — | |
| 2014 | #149 | 2,147 | — | |
| 2013 | #144 | 2,143 | #12,136 | 5 |
| 2012 | #143 | 2,250 | #9,709 | 7 |
| 2011 | #141 | 2,198 | — | |
| 2010 | #140 | 2,249 | — | |
| 2009 | #135 | 2,379 | #12,491 | 5 |
| 2008 | #140 | 2,414 | — | |
| 2007 | #148 | 2,365 | — | |
| 2006 | #236 | 1,445 | — | |
| 2005 | #234 | 1,453 | — | |
| 2004 | #250 | 1,282 | #9,948 | 6 |
| 2003 | #249 | 1,306 | — | |
| 2002 | #369 | 801 | — | |
| 2001 | #453 | 612 | — | |
| 2000 | #643 | 389 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,159 | 168 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,341 | 131 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,434 | 116 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,478 | 111 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,456 | 110 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,707 | 87 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,590 | 96 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,548 | 100 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,537 | 101 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,828 | 78 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,717 | 79 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,986 | 60 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,918 | 59 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,539 | 79 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,666 | 70 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,459 | 79 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,496 | 76 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,900 | 56 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,615 | 72 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,735 | 64 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,832 | 58 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,669 | 63 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,976 | 49 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,638 | 60 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,586 | 62 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,709 | 53 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,805 | 47 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,222 | 34 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,874 | 24 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,856 | 24 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,768 | 23 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,789 | 21 | — | |
| 1967 | #3,085 | 17 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,191 | 29 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,744 | 20 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,475 | 25 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,424 | 25 | — | |
| 1962 | #2,414 | 25 | — | |
| 1961 | #3,060 | 17 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,904 | 18 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,869 | 17 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,376 | 23 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,823 | 17 | — | |
| 1956 | #3,493 | 12 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,971 | 15 | — | |
| 1954 | #3,490 | 11 | — | |
| 1953 | #2,363 | 20 | — | |
| 1952 | #3,552 | 10 | — | |
| 1951 | #3,284 | 11 | — | |
| 1950 | — | — | ||
| 1949 | #4,235 | 7 | — | |
| 1948 | #3,593 | 9 | — | |
| 1947 | #3,706 | 9 | — | |
| 1946 | #3,217 | 10 | — | |
| 1945 | #2,916 | 10 | — | |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | — | |
| 1943 | #2,352 | 15 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,986 | 10 | — | |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | — | |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | — | |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,579 | 11 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,570 | 11 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,521 | 11 | — | |
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,424 | 12 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,161 | 14 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,831 | 10 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,750 | 10 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,425 | 13 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,191 | 15 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,768 | 11 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,169 | 17 | — | |
| 1926 | #2,474 | 14 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,018 | 19 | — | |
| 1924 | #3,665 | 8 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,637 | 26 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,958 | 11 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,476 | 31 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,666 | 25 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,445 | 29 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,102 | 17 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,847 | 19 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,485 | 25 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,523 | 23 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,344 | 22 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,766 | 12 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,620 | 12 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,656 | 9 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 | — | |
| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | — | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | — | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | — | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | #1,437 | 5 | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | #851 | 7 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1884
The first year at least five girls were named Laila! It came in at #851, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1902, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Laila is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Maryland#212 · 1 in 833
- Louisiana#254 · 1 in 963
- New York#267 · 1 in 1,263
- New Jersey#276 · 1 in 1,183
- Kansas#286 · 1 in 1,073
Best ever in a state: #28 in District of Columbia, 2010.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #212 | 24 | 1 in 833 |
| Louisiana | #254 | 17 | 1 in 963 |
| New York | #267 | 62 | 1 in 1,263 |
| New Jersey | #276 | 30 | 1 in 1,183 |
| Kansas | #286 | 11 | 1 in 1,073 |
| Virginia | #288 | 29 | 1 in 1,163 |
| North Carolina | #291 | 38 | 1 in 1,223 |
| Mississippi | #301 | 9 | 1 in 989 |
| Illinois | #312 | 34 | 1 in 1,304 |
| Florida | #326 | 56 | 1 in 1,549 |
| Michigan | #330 | 27 | 1 in 1,323 |
| Ohio | #371 | 30 | 1 in 1,576 |
| Alabama | #372 | 13 | 1 in 1,409 |
| Georgia | #380 | 29 | 1 in 1,559 |
| Connecticut | #393 | 7 | 1 in 1,643 |
| Nebraska | #396 | 5 | 1 in 1,419 |
| Kentucky | #405 | 10 | 1 in 1,725 |
| Arkansas | #425 | 7 | 1 in 1,513 |
| Texas | #435 | 77 | 1 in 2,085 |
| Wisconsin | #447 | 11 | 1 in 1,842 |
| Washington | #452 | 15 | 1 in 1,924 |
| Minnesota | #459 | 11 | 1 in 1,953 |
| Pennsylvania | #466 | 22 | 1 in 2,122 |
| Massachusetts | #481 | 11 | 1 in 2,185 |
| Oklahoma | #483 | 8 | 1 in 1,848 |
| California | #498 | 67 | 1 in 2,414 |
| Nevada | #508 | 5 | 1 in 1,840 |
| South Carolina | #519 | 9 | 1 in 2,032 |
| Tennessee | #532 | 14 | 1 in 2,291 |
| Utah | #539 | 7 | 1 in 2,440 |
| Iowa | #565 | 5 | 1 in 2,354 |
| Arizona | #578 | 11 | 1 in 2,565 |
| Colorado | #789 | 6 | 1 in 3,888 |
| Missouri | #926 | 5 | 1 in 4,860 |
| Indiana | #1,032 | 5 | 1 in 5,582 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Laila
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 186 spots since 2020 (#227 → #413)
- Biggest jump: 516 spots in 2000
- Biggest drop: 66 spots in 2022
Rise & fade · girls
125 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1884
- Peaked 2009 at #135 (2,379 births)
- Births halved by 2022, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 27 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 27 yrs · run 2000–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 772
- Highest: 1 in 772 girls born in 2009 were named Laila (0.13%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,129 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 45.2% of all girls named Laila (19,659) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7 | #851 (1884) | #851 |
| 1890s | 10 | #1,437 (1893) | #1,517 |
| 1900s | 17 | #1,592 (1903) | #1,887 |
| 1910s | 175 | #1,344 (1914) | #1,672 |
| 1920s | 177 | #1,476 (1921) | #2,302 |
| 1930s | 107 | #2,161 (1933) | #2,684 |
| 1940s | 89 | #2,352 (1943) | #3,448 |
| 1950s | 136 | #2,363 (1953) | #3,025 |
| 1960s | 220 | #2,191 (1966) | #2,685 |
| 1970s | 474 | #1,586 (1975) | #2,017 |
| 1980s | 694 | #1,459 (1984) | #1,703 |
| 1990s | 1,098 | #1,159 (1999) | #1,508 |
| 2000s | 14,446 | #135 (2009) | #286 |
| 2010s | 19,659 | #140 (2010) | #162 |
| 2020s | 6,175 | #227 (2020) | #313 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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