Feminine dossier · first seen 1898
Leilah
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2010
Peak births
251
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Leilah
How many people are named Leilah?
An estimated 4,160 living Americans are named Leilah.
How rare is Leilah?
Leilah is uncommon among babies today, with 125 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 50.2% from its 2010 peak.
How old is the typical Leilah?
The median age of a living American named Leilah is approximately 13 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 18 years old.
Is Leilah still popular?
Yes. Leilah is holding steady, with 125 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Leilah most common?
Leilah has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 2.3× more often than the national baseline.
1898Peak 20102025
Peak year
2010
Decline from peak
50.2%
2025
125
All-time
4,241
Where it lives now
Leilah is most concentrated in California — about 2.3× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Leilah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.