Laylan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LAY-lun
- Origin
- English
Laylan is a boys' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Laylan come from?
English: perhaps a short form of Layland, a variant of Leyland
Is Laylan a girl's or a boy's name?
Laylan is a boys' name.
How popular is Laylan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2018, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Laylan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Laylan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 2 | #6,253 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
Names like Laylan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Logan, Mason, Harrison, Riley, Lincoln, Stanley, Jaxon, Grayson, Zayan, Musa, Rayyan, Muhammad
Names related to Laylan
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Oakley, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Laylan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/laylan, updated 20 October 2026.