Name Legacy

Leylah

Recorded 2000–2025 · United States

Leylah was most popular in 2022, when 63 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,829 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,745, with 48 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,005 people named Leylah.

Most popular in2022
Rank that year#4,829
Births that year63
Total since 18801,005
Given to100% girls

Leylah over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Leylah’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Leylah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Leylah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,005 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.

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Where Leylah 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