Laylan
Leylan is a city in the Central District of Leylan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It was the administrative center for Leylan Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of Turchi. The village of Leylan was converted to a city in 1997.
Meaning & Origin of Laylan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Leylan is a city in the Central District of Leylan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It was the administrative center for Leylan Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of Turchi. The village of Leylan was converted to a city in 1997.
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Origin & history
The Story of Laylan
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Laylan as a girl name dates back to 2014, when 7 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Laylan — #13,067 in the national rankings. About 68% of every Laylan on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Laylan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 19 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Laylan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2011, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2011: 5 births, good for #12,285 nationwide. Laylan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2011, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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About the name Laylan
Laylan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2014 and has accumulated 19 births in the dataset. Laylan's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #13,067. Use the chart and map above to compare Laylan'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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