Given name

Laylie

“a beauty of the night; born at nightfall”

Laylie is a variant of Laila. One Arabic interpretation is “a beauty of the night; born at nightfall.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Laylie is a variant of Laila. One Arabic interpretation is “a beauty of the night; born at nightfall.”

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Laylie through the years

Babies since 1880
71
0 boys · 71 girls
Most popular year
2012
9 babies
2025
7
#12,619 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
02462025Highest share 20244.4
Laylie in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2008–2025, per million girls 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

In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,619 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.

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

Laylie’s family of names

Laylie has a related form in Laila.

Walk Laylie’s family in the name graph

LaylieLaila

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 Laylie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Arabic · Modern

Lamis

“a soft-skinned woman”

12Very rareSteady

>99% girls

Modern

Milie

“a virtuous woman” · “one who is merciful”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Lauralye

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Ahbree

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Lolade

11Very rare

>99% girls

Modern

Lailarose

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Khalie

“a lively woman”

0Not recently recordedCooling

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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

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