Layal
Girl · la-YAAL · Arabic
Layal is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “nights”. In 2025 it ranked 1,642nd for girls in the UK (19 babies) and 3,211th for girls in the US (49 babies).
What does Layal mean?
Arabic
“nights”
From layal, a poetic Arabic plural of layl, 'night'.
- Say it
- la-YAAL
Is Layal a girl's or a boy's name?
Layal is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 girls in the UK and 49 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Layal in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,642among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 15,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 19 girls in the UK were named Layal, making it the 1,642nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,566th.
2025 had the most girls named Layal of any year since it first appeared, in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Layal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,584th in England and Wales.
Layal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #1,642 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,953 |
| 2023 | 13 | #2,185 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,794 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,726 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,566 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,793 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
How popular is Layal in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,211among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 49about 1 in 33,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 49 girls in the US were named Layal, making it the 3,211th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,338th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 56 girls. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the girls named Layal in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Layal in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | #3,211 |
| 2024 | 56 | #2,930 |
| 2023 | 37 | #3,982 |
| 2022 | 35 | #4,106 |
| 2021 | 35 | #4,087 |
| 2020 | 46 | #3,338 |
| 2019 | 34 | #4,161 |
| 2018 | 29 | #4,660 |
| 2017 | 35 | #4,146 |
| 2016 | 37 | #3,996 |
| 2015 | 34 | #4,231 |
| 2014 | 35 | #4,176 |
| 2013 | 41 | #3,701 |
| 2012 | 25 | #5,396 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 26 | #5,245 |
| 2009 | 28 | #5,096 |
| 2008 | 25 | #5,571 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 24 | #5,544 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
Names like Layal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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