Leyan
Girl · LAY-an · Arabic
Leyan is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “softness, gentleness”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 10,913th for girls in the US (8 babies).
What does Leyan mean?
Arabic: spelling of Layan
“softness, gentleness”
Spelling of Layan, from the Arabic for softness and gentleness.
- Say it
- LAY-an
Is Leyan a girl's or a boy's name?
Leyan is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK and 8 girls and 7 boys in the US.
How popular is Leyan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Leyan, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2022, with 6 girls.
Half of all the girls named Leyan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 172 girls in the UK were given Leyan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #297, up from #5,990 for this spelling alone.
- Layan 169
- Leyan 3
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Leyan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Leyan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,913among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 200,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the US were named Leyan, making it the 10,913th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,948th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 2001. 7 boys were also named Leyan in 2025 (9,710th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Leyan in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 337 girls in the US were given Leyan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #787, up from #10,913 for this spelling alone.
- Layan 329
- Leyan 8
Leyan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #10,913 |
| 2024 | 13 | #7,962 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9,337 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
Names like Leyan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Fiadh Eden Orla Liyana Ocean Lyla Leen Lyra Rowan Lainey Ayra Nova
Other spellings of Leyan
Names related to Leyan
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