The first name Leyla

In 2025, 101 girls were named Leyla, making it the 403rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2011, with 226 births (#224).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Leyla with other names.

In 2025, 478 girls born in the United States were named Leyla, the 611th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2022, when 504 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Leyla Mammadbeyova
  Azerbaijani and Soviet aviator (1909-1989)
• Leyla Alieva
  Azerbaijani journalist, born 1984
• Leyla Aliyeva
  Azerbaijani television-presenter, born 1986
• Leyla Hussein
  British psychotherapist and social activist, born 1980
• Leyla Yunus
  Azerbaijani activist, born 1955
• Leyla Milani
  Canadian actor and model, born 1982
• Leyla Badirbeyli
  Azerbaijani actress (1920–1999)
• Leyla Belyalova
  Academic and ecologist, born 1957
• Leyla Vakilova
  Azerbaijani ballerina (1927–1999)
• Leyla McCalla
  American musician, singer, songwriter and cellist, born 1985
• Leyla Shikhlinskaya
  Azerbaijani actress
• Leyla Abdullayeva
  Azerbaijani diplomat, born 1981

• Layla
• Aaliyah
• Lyla
• Maryam
• Fatima
• Aisha
• Leila
• Laila
• Amira
• Zahra
• Amina
• Lila
• Aliyah
• Khadija
• Yasmin
• Ayesha

All 218 names of Arabic origin

What is the origin of the name Leyla?

Leyla comes from Arabic.

How popular is the name Leyla?

In 2025, 101 girls born in England and Wales were named Leyla, ranking 403rd. Its peak was 2011, with 226 births.

Is Leyla a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 10,564 US babies named Leyla since 1880 were girls.

When was Leyla most popular?

2022 in the United States, when 504 babies were named Leyla, its highest rank at 594th.

What name is Leyla a form of?

Leyla is a form of Leila.