NameTides

Laila

Laila was the #413 girls' name in the US in 2025 (755 babies), and #295 in England & Wales and #400 in Canada.

Laila as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Laila as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.631.251.882.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesIrelandCanadaUS
Laila as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.631.251.882.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#413 (755)#295 (151)#301 (11)—#352 (11)#400 (77)
2024#371 (844)#333 (129)#384 (8)—#736 (4)#487 (61)
2023#312 (989)#311 (140)#439 (7)—#445 (8)#402 (74)
2022#309 (1,031)#302 (148)#324 (10)—#747 (4)#455 (65)
2021#243 (1,253)#303 (155)#304 (12)#350 (4)#764 (4)#447 (68)
2020#227 (1,303)#277 (170)#209 (18)—#628 (5)#419 (73)
2019#210 (1,461)#292 (167)#248 (16)#263 (6)#551 (6)#313 (101)
2018#182 (1,620)#256 (190)#275 (14)#273 (6)#629 (5)#337 (99)
2017#173 (1,751)#230 (218)#264 (15)#355 (4)#341 (12)#335 (98)
2016#164 (1,951)#209 (254)#240 (17)—#390 (11)#357 (97)
2015#170 (1,889)#178 (307)#201 (22)—#316 (15)#336 (102)
2014#149 (2,147)#143 (383)#146 (33)#247 (7)#458 (9)#322 (104)
2013#144 (2,143)#145 (360)#169 (27)#327 (5)#315 (15)#287 (113)
2012#143 (2,250)#118 (495)#105 (46)#297 (6)#295 (17)#220 (148)
2011#141 (2,198)#124 (474)#96 (47)#444 (3)#240 (22)#252 (130)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2009 at #135.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1884.

How common is it?

about 1 in 2,100 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 2,100uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 1,700uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 1,600uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,900uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 1,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Laila is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 2,400 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 2,200 to 1 in 2,600.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Laila by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #447WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #452WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #459MNIllinois: #312ILMichigan: #330MINew York: #267NYMassachusetts: #481MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: #508NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #565IAIndiana: #1,032INOhio: #371OHPennsylvania: #466PANew Jersey: #276NJConnecticut: #393CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #498CAUtah: #539UTColorado: #789CONebraska: #396NEMissouri: #926MOKentucky: #405KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #288VAMaryland: #212MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #578AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #286KSArkansas: #425ARTennessee: #532TNNorth Carolina: #291NCSouth Carolina: #519SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #483OKLouisiana: #254LAMississippi: #301MSAlabama: #372ALGeorgia: #380GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #435TXFlorida: #326FL
Laila (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#35236
Quebec2025#5009

Laila (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LailaCanadaGirls#40077
LailaEngland & WalesGirls#295151
LailaIrelandGirls#35211
LailaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
LailaScotlandGirls#30111
LailaUSGirls#413755
LailaUSBoys—too few