Leilah
Boy and girl name · Arabic origin
Leilah meaning
Gentle, kind, pleasant, friendly
Leilah at a glance
- Used as
- Boy and girl name
- Origin (girl)
- Arabic
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #1,746 in 2024
Leilah popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1898 | #1,502 | 6 |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 |
| 1970 | #7,068 | 6 |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 |
| 2000 | #3,404 | 39 |
| 2010 | #1,000 | 251 |
| 2020 | #1,362 | 160 |
| 2024 | #1,746 | 115 |
All 51 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1898 | #1,502 | 6 |
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 |
| 1970 | #7,068 | 6 |
| 1977 | #6,892 | 8 |
| 1978 | #8,561 | 6 |
| 1979 | #6,188 | 10 |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 |
| 1982 | #7,469 | 8 |
| 1983 | #8,047 | 7 |
| 1986 | #6,155 | 11 |
| 1988 | #6,277 | 12 |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 |
| 1992 | #8,734 | 9 |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 |
| 1994 | #8,124 | 10 |
| 1995 | #8,766 | 9 |
| 1996 | #6,721 | 13 |
| 1997 | #6,844 | 13 |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 |
| 1999 | #6,191 | 16 |
| 2000 | #3,404 | 39 |
| 2001 | #3,863 | 33 |
| 2002 | #2,819 | 53 |
| 2003 | #2,001 | 90 |
| 2004 | #2,117 | 85 |
| 2005 | #1,933 | 99 |
| 2006 | #1,682 | 125 |
| 2007 | #1,459 | 160 |
| 2008 | #1,299 | 191 |
| 2009 | #1,163 | 216 |
| 2010 | #1,000 | 251 |
| 2011 | #1,138 | 215 |
| 2012 | #1,269 | 189 |
| 2013 | #1,178 | 204 |
| 2014 | #1,164 | 211 |
| 2015 | #1,247 | 196 |
| 2016 | #1,344 | 176 |
| 2017 | #1,190 | 205 |
| 2018 | #1,199 | 198 |
| 2019 | #1,354 | 167 |
| 2020 | #1,362 | 160 |
| 2021 | #1,362 | 162 |
| 2022 | #1,238 | 194 |
| 2023 | #1,419 | 157 |
| 2024 | #1,746 | 115 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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