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Layl

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 49

Layl is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in France in 2016, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records in France.
  • Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 2016.

Layl over time

Births per decade in France, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

25
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Births named Layl by decade in France
Decade Births
2010s 20
2020s (to 2025) 25

How popular is Layl?

In 2025, Layl was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Layl is used

France #3,146 5 in 2025
England & Wales #5,080 4 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Layl

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Layl also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Layl over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Layl

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Layl — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Layl

How popular is the name Layl?

In 2025, Layl was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Layl a girl's or a boy's name?

Layl is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Layl most popular?

Layl peaked in 2016, when 5 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.

Is Layl a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Layl currently ranks #3,146 in France. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.