girl's name
Layal
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,667
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#631
2025 births
Layal is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Layal is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in 2024, when 56 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 67,664 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1984.
Layal over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 18 |
| 1990s | 60 |
| 2000s | 168 |
| 2010s | 313 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 258 |
How popular is Layal?
In 2025, Layal was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Layal is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Layal
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Layal also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Layal over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Layal
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Layal — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Layal
How popular is the name Layal?
In 2025, Layal was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Layal a girl's or a boy's name?
Layal is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Layal most popular?
Layal peaked in 2024, when 56 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Layal a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Layal currently ranks #631 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.