Leyli is a romanization of لیلی. لیلی comes from Classical Persian, and ultimately from Proto-Semitic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Leyli through the years
Babies since 1880
149
0 boys · 149 girls
Most popular year
2012
11 babies
2025
7
#12,631 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−18%
Easing
Leyli in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2004–2025, 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. 12,631 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 260 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.
Leyli’s family of names
In Persian usage, Leyli is a Roman-alphabet rendering of لیلی.