Leila
#259 for girls in 2025, 1,193 births · Last seen for boys in 2017 at #12,246
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1880 · 80 births
- Debut · girls
- 80 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 55,436since 1880
Leila over time
Rank among girls' names. Leila has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | #259 | 1,193 | — | |
| 2024 | #267 | 1,197 | — | |
| 2023 | #239 | 1,272 | — | |
| 2022 | #245 | 1,246 | — | |
| 2021 | #214 | 1,385 | — | |
| 2020 | #205 | 1,409 | — | |
| 2019 | #224 | 1,388 | — | |
| 2018 | #239 | 1,358 | — | |
| 2017 | #220 | 1,410 | #12,246 | 5 |
| 2016 | #229 | 1,395 | — | |
| 2015 | #247 | 1,309 | — | |
| 2014 | #243 | 1,331 | — | |
| 2013 | #215 | 1,472 | — | |
| 2012 | #234 | 1,365 | — | |
| 2011 | #231 | 1,377 | — | |
| 2010 | #205 | 1,509 | — | |
| 2009 | #239 | 1,390 | — | |
| 2008 | #226 | 1,499 | — | |
| 2007 | #251 | 1,394 | — | |
| 2006 | #285 | 1,161 | — | |
| 2005 | #308 | 1,043 | — | |
| 2004 | #355 | 893 | — | |
| 2003 | #345 | 893 | — | |
| 2002 | #450 | 638 | — | |
| 2001 | #492 | 566 | — | |
| 2000 | #595 | 427 | — | |
| 1999 | #734 | 306 | — | |
| 1998 | #734 | 297 | — | |
| 1997 | #930 | 213 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,036 | 180 | — | |
| 1995 | #877 | 217 | — | |
| 1994 | #994 | 186 | — | |
| 1993 | #949 | 199 | — | |
| 1992 | #969 | 197 | — | |
| 1991 | #952 | 199 | — | |
| 1990 | #997 | 183 | — | |
| 1989 | #908 | 200 | — | |
| 1988 | #824 | 221 | — | |
| 1987 | #815 | 215 | — | |
| 1986 | #792 | 212 | — | |
| 1985 | #769 | 220 | — | |
| 1984 | #782 | 205 | — | |
| 1983 | #758 | 213 | — | |
| 1982 | #774 | 212 | — | |
| 1981 | #735 | 224 | — | |
| 1980 | #845 | 184 | — | |
| 1979 | #804 | 196 | — | |
| 1978 | #805 | 186 | — | |
| 1977 | #784 | 192 | — | |
| 1976 | #853 | 160 | — | |
| 1975 | #849 | 157 | — | |
| 1974 | #847 | 155 | — | |
| 1973 | #880 | 145 | — | |
| 1972 | #898 | 140 | — | |
| 1971 | #842 | 163 | — | |
| 1970 | #972 | 130 | — | |
| 1969 | #907 | 136 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,013 | 105 | — | |
| 1967 | #850 | 141 | — | |
| 1966 | #744 | 175 | — | |
| 1965 | #858 | 136 | — | |
| 1964 | #826 | 161 | — | |
| 1963 | #793 | 171 | — | |
| 1962 | #753 | 190 | — | |
| 1961 | #753 | 191 | — | |
| 1960 | #779 | 172 | — | |
| 1959 | #727 | 192 | — | |
| 1958 | #801 | 157 | — | |
| 1957 | #749 | 177 | — | |
| 1956 | #711 | 182 | — | |
| 1955 | #710 | 177 | — | |
| 1954 | #656 | 195 | — | |
| 1953 | #680 | 176 | — | |
| 1952 | #703 | 161 | — | |
| 1951 | #705 | 154 | — | |
| 1950 | #657 | 169 | — | |
| 1949 | #616 | 180 | — | |
| 1948 | #669 | 156 | — | |
| 1947 | #630 | 177 | — | |
| 1946 | #615 | 166 | — | |
| 1945 | #552 | 176 | — | |
| 1944 | #514 | 197 | — | |
| 1943 | #524 | 204 | — | |
| 1942 | #522 | 202 | — | |
| 1941 | #482 | 211 | #3,133 | 6 |
| 1940 | #513 | 183 | — | |
| 1939 | #502 | 177 | — | |
| 1938 | #482 | 190 | — | |
| 1937 | #418 | 239 | — | |
| 1936 | #473 | 183 | — | |
| 1935 | #418 | 240 | — | |
| 1934 | #423 | 241 | — | |
| 1933 | #373 | 294 | — | |
| 1932 | #366 | 305 | — | |
| 1931 | #383 | 287 | — | |
| 1930 | #386 | 317 | — | |
| 1929 | #396 | 285 | — | |
| 1928 | #404 | 279 | — | |
| 1927 | #393 | 306 | — | |
| 1926 | #386 | 313 | — | |
| 1925 | #367 | 344 | — | |
| 1924 | #359 | 365 | — | |
| 1923 | #362 | 335 | — | |
| 1922 | #342 | 363 | — | |
| 1921 | #356 | 345 | — | |
| 1920 | #323 | 405 | — | |
| 1919 | #323 | 384 | — | |
| 1918 | #336 | 369 | — | |
| 1917 | #333 | 352 | — | |
| 1916 | #316 | 368 | — | |
| 1915 | #307 | 363 | — | |
| 1914 | #327 | 259 | — | |
| 1913 | #312 | 234 | — | |
| 1912 | #325 | 195 | — | |
| 1911 | #331 | 143 | — | |
| 1910 | #304 | 163 | — | |
| 1909 | #296 | 145 | — | |
| 1908 | #288 | 150 | — | |
| 1907 | #262 | 171 | — | |
| 1906 | #260 | 160 | — | |
| 1905 | #262 | 154 | — | |
| 1904 | #260 | 148 | — | |
| 1903 | #261 | 138 | — | |
| 1902 | #262 | 140 | — | |
| 1901 | #240 | 145 | — | |
| 1900 | #238 | 178 | — | |
| 1899 | #235 | 139 | — | |
| 1898 | #230 | 161 | — | |
| 1897 | #217 | 157 | — | |
| 1896 | #227 | 149 | — | |
| 1895 | #228 | 147 | — | |
| 1894 | #214 | 152 | — | |
| 1893 | #195 | 173 | — | |
| 1892 | #189 | 178 | — | |
| 1891 | #179 | 178 | — | |
| 1890 | #190 | 154 | — | |
| 1889 | #205 | 126 | — | |
| 1888 | #170 | 170 | — | |
| 1887 | #186 | 112 | — | |
| 1886 | #188 | 115 | — | |
| 1885 | #167 | 123 | — | |
| 1884 | #173 | 103 | — | |
| 1883 | #177 | 90 | — | |
| 1882 | #173 | 83 | — | |
| 1881 | #172 | 77 | — | |
| 1880 | #163 | 80 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Leila was already there! It came in at #163, and was given to 80 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1884, when fewer than 110 girls a year got the name.
Where Leila is popular in 1971
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#457 · 1 in 3,457
- Massachusetts#489 · 1 in 5,595
- Mississippi#524 · 1 in 3,730
- New York#619 · 1 in 5,691
- California#645 · 1 in 5,300
Best ever in a state: #11 in Hawaii, 2017.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #457 | 6 | 1 in 3,457 |
| Massachusetts | #489 | 7 | 1 in 5,595 |
| Mississippi | #524 | 5 | 1 in 3,730 |
| New York | #619 | 22 | 1 in 5,691 |
| California | #645 | 28 | 1 in 5,300 |
| Georgia | #651 | 6 | 1 in 6,472 |
| Florida | #808 | 6 | 1 in 7,960 |
| Illinois | #830 | 9 | 1 in 9,186 |
| Ohio | #833 | 7 | 1 in 11,953 |
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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 Leila
- 8 spots since 2024 (#267 → #259)
- 54 spots since 2020 (#205 → #259)
- 12 spots since 2015 (#247 → #259)
- Biggest jump: 196 spots in 1998 (#930 → #734)
- Biggest drop: 163 spots in 1968 (#850 → #1,013)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #163 (80 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 144 yrs · run 1880–1967
- Highest: 1 in 1,042 girls born in 1891 were named Leila (0.10%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,347 girls born in 2025 (0.07%)
- Its best rank, #163 in 1880, was only 1 in 1,137 (0.09%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 25.1% of all girls named Leila (13,914) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #163 (1880) → #1,036 (1996) → #205 (2010)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,079 | #163 (1880) | #177 |
| 1890s | 1,588 | #179 (1891) | #210 |
| 1900s | 1,529 | #238 (1900) | #263 |
| 1910s | 2,830 | #304 (1910) | #321 |
| 1920s | 3,340 | #323 (1920) | #369 |
| 1930s | 2,473 | #366 (1932) | #422 |
| 1940s | 1,852 | #482 (1941) | #564 |
| 1950s | 1,740 | #656 (1954) | #710 |
| 1960s | 1,578 | #744 (1966) | #828 |
| 1970s | 1,624 | #784 (1977) | #853 |
| 1980s | 2,106 | #735 (1981) | #800 |
| 1990s | 2,177 | #734 (1999) | #917 |
| 2000s | 9,904 | #226 (2008) | #355 |
| 2010s | 13,914 | #205 (2010) | #229 |
| 2020s | 7,702 | #205 (2020) | #238 |
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.
Leila in 1971
Top girls' names in 1971
More about 1971
girls
1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 10,208 of them was named Leila, which outranked 91.3% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #836Nellie164
- #836Nichelle164
- #836Shayla164
- #842Leila163
- #842Carin163
- #842Dori163
- #842Mayra163
- #847Marisela162
- #848Angelita161
- #848Ava161
Tied with 4 names at #842; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.