Feminine dossier · first seen 1884
Laila
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2008
Peak era
2008
Peak births
2,414
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Laila
How many people are named Laila?
An estimated 42,314 living Americans are named Laila.
How rare is Laila?
Laila is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 755 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 68.7% from its 2008 peak.
How old is the typical Laila?
The median age of a living American named Laila is approximately 14 years, with most bearers falling between 9 and 19 years old.
Is Laila still popular?
Not especially. Laila has been declining since its 2008 peak and registered 755 births in 2025.
Where is Laila most common?
Laila has its strongest geographic signal in District of Columbia, where it appears 4.2× more often than the national baseline.
1884Peak 20082025
Peak year
2008
Decline from peak
68.7%
2025
755
All-time
43,484
Where it lives now
Laila is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 3.2× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Laila is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.