Mostly girls
Aaliyah
Variation of Aliya, Arabic
“heavens, highborn, exalted”
Mostly girls · Arabic
Leila
“night”
Say it LAY-luhPronunciation may vary by region.
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The story behind the name
Meet Leila.
US birth records for 2025 list 1,193 girls named Leila (rank #259).
For girls, the recorded count fell from 1,197 in 2024 to 1,193 in 2025.
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How popular is Leila?
Girls · 2025#2591,193 recorded births
Recorded US births over time
● Girls● Boys
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| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Girls | 259 | 1,193 |
| 2024 | Girls | 267 | 1,197 |
| 2023 | Girls | 240 | 1,272 |
| 2022 | Girls | 246 | 1,246 |
| 2021 | Girls | 214 | 1,385 |
| 2020 | Girls | 205 | 1,409 |
| 2019 | Girls | 225 | 1,388 |
| 2018 | Girls | 239 | 1,358 |
| 2017 | Boys | 13,464 | 5 |
| 2017 | Girls | 220 | 1,410 |
| 2016 | Girls | 229 | 1,395 |
| 2015 | Girls | 248 | 1,309 |
| 2014 | Girls | 243 | 1,331 |
Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.
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Nicknames
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