Layal
Layal, sometimes romanized as Layale, is an Arabic feminine given name.
Meaning & Origin of Layal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Layal, sometimes romanized as Layale, is an Arabic feminine given name.
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The Story of Layal
Layal first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1984, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 56 Layals were born — ranking #2,917 that year. As of 2026, Layal ranks #3,153 for baby girls with 51 births, rising sharply (+28% over the past five years). In total, more than 869 Layals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Layal
Layal is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 869 births in the dataset. Layal's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #2,917. Use the chart and map above to compare Layal's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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