Layann
Girl · LAY-an · Arabic
Layann is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “softness, gentleness”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Layann mean?
Arabic: spelling of Layan; Arabic word name
“softness, gentleness”
- Say it
- LAY-an
Meaning borrowed from Layan.
Is Layann a girl's or a boy's name?
Layann is a girls' name.
How popular is Layann in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2019, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 2007.
Half of all the girls named Layann in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Layann in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7,712 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
Names like Layann
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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