Feminine dossier · first seen 1975
Laylah
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2014
Peak era
2014
Peak births
496
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Laylah
How many people are named Laylah?
An estimated 7,225 living Americans are named Laylah.
How rare is Laylah?
Laylah is uncommon among babies today, with 179 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 63.9% from its 2014 peak.
How old is the typical Laylah?
The median age of a living American named Laylah is approximately 12 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 16 years old.
Is Laylah still popular?
Not especially. Laylah has been declining since its 2014 peak and registered 179 births in 2025.
Where is Laylah most common?
Laylah has its strongest geographic signal in Louisiana, where it appears 1.9× more often than the national baseline.
1975Peak 20142025
Peak year
2014
Decline from peak
63.9%
2025
179
All-time
7,297
Where it lives now
Laylah is most concentrated in Michigan — about 1.7× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Laylah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.