girl's name
Layel
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 496
France
#638
2025 births
Layel is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in France in 2024, when 75 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 8,421 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2008.
Layel over time
Births per decade in France, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 |
| 2010s | 145 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 335 |
How popular is Layel?
In 2025, Layel was given to 70 babies in France, ranking #638 that year. It is a rare choice.
Where Layel is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Layel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Layel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Layel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Layel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Layel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Layel
How popular is the name Layel?
In 2025, Layel was given to 70 babies in France, ranking #638 that year. It is a rare choice.
Is Layel a girl's or a boy's name?
Layel is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Layel most popular?
Layel peaked in 2024, when 75 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Layel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Layel currently ranks #638 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.