Leyla

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A few things about Leyla you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Leyla

Leyla Erbil

Turkish writer (1931–2013)

Choose Leyla and your child shares a first name with Leyla Erbil, a Turkish writer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Leyla, like who?” Leyla Erbil's Wikipedia article is available in 26 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Bahar, CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 3,362 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Leyla, 478 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Leyla would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLeyla first shows up in US birth records in 1957, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 68 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2020, when it reached #586.
• 📈Then vs nowLeyla is 5.1× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 17,301 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 3,362.
• 🍂TrendLeyla has slipped 25 places over the last five years and now sits at #611. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedLeyla is most popular in Rhode Island, where it ranks #150, followed by Florida (#329) and New York (#350). It's in the top 1,000 in 24 states.
• 💬MeaningLeyla is a Turkish form of Layla, which means “night”.

About the name Leyla

Leyla is a girl name meaning “night”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-yla”. US birth records list Leyla for girls from 1957 to 2025, in 68 of those 69 years. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked #586 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #611, with 478 babies.