Feminine dossier · first seen 2000
Leylah
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2022
Peak births
63
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Leylah
How many people are named Leylah?
An estimated 995 living Americans are named Leylah.
How rare is Leylah?
Leylah is very rare among babies today, with 48 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 23.8% from its 2022 peak.
How old is the typical Leylah?
The median age of a living American named Leylah is approximately 10 years, with most bearers falling between 5 and 15 years old.
Is Leylah still popular?
Yes. Leylah is holding steady, with 48 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Leylah most common?
Leylah has its strongest geographic signal in Texas, where it appears 2.7× more often than the national baseline.
2000Peak 20222025
Peak year
2022
Decline from peak
23.8%
2025
48
All-time
1,005
Where it lives now
Leylah is most concentrated in Texas — about 2.7× the national rate in the 2020s. It also runs high in California.
States where Leylah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.