Laila is a distinctive choice, ranked #295 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Laila in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#295
US Rank #413
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About the Name Laila
Laila is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 56 places over five years. Its high point was #95 in 2010, and it now sits at #333. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It briefly reached the UK top 100, though it typically sits a little further down the charts.
Laila is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Laila in their class.
In the US it sits at #371 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Laila
Laila Gohar — Laila Gohar is an Egyptian-American internationally recognised artist who works with food as her creative medium.
Laila Ferrer e Silva — Laila Ferrer e Silva Domingos is a Brazilian javelin thrower.
Laila Mohsen — Laila Ali Mohsen is an Egyptian synchronized swimmer.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Laila
Unlikely. With around 151 UK babies named Laila per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Laila in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Laila has been fairly steady, ranked #295 in 2025 against #277 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #95 in 2010.
Laila is more popular in the UK (#333) than in the US (#371). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Laila include: Laila Gohar, Laila Ferrer e Silva and Laila Mohsen. Short summaries for each appear below.
Laila appears in the US top 500 at #371 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
151
UK babies named Laila (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 18 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Laila
Almost certainly the only Laila in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Laila
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Laila Minni Harbert is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Everton on loan from Arsenal and the England under-23s.
Laila Seysembekovna Akhmetova is a Kazakh doctor of historical sciences, professor of politology of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, writer and researcher of participants in World War II.