Given name
Layle
“one who belongs to God”
Layle is a variant of Lael. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who belongs to God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Layle is a variant of Lael. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who belongs to God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Layle is a variant of Lael. An origin associated with Lael is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1938. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Layle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22
- 5 boys · 17 girls
- Most popular year
- 1968
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1971. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 150 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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