Given name & surname

Layland

Layland is a surname.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Layland isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2012. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Layland through the years

Babies since 1880
19
19 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2019
8 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Layland in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2012–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 553 as a surname in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Layland’s family of names

In English usage, Layland as a surname has a related form in Leyland.

Walk Layland’s family in the name graph

LaylandLeyland

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Layland, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Layn

“one who takes the narrow path”

0Not recently recordedCooling

>99% boys

Modern

Ashaad

0Not recently recordedCooling

>99% boys

Modern

Laxus

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Amaj

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Lekai

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Weylan

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Liiam

11Very rare

>99% boys

Modern

Adith

0Not recently recordedCooling

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Layland’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Layland

A sister for Layland