Is Layah a boy or girl name?

Layah is a girl’s name. Of the 1,365 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Layah

Recorded 1995–2025 · United States

Layah was most popular in 2016, when 95 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,673 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,152, with 57 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,365 people named Layah.

Layah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Layah’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Layah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Layah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,365 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Layah

Where Layah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org