Fun Facts About the Name Laylie
- 71 babies named Laylie: U.S. records list 71 babies given the name Laylie from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Laylie Mean?
Laylie is an English spelling of the Arabic name Laylā - also written Leila, Laila, or Laylah - which comes from the Arabic word layl, meaning "night," with the feminine ending -ā. The literal sense is "night." The gloss "dark beauty" that is often attached to the name is a poetic extension of that meaning, not a separate etymology. The -ie ending of Laylie simply follows a common English spelling habit for name endings, as in Katie or Sadie, and does not alter the meaning.
Because the spelling also resembles English forms of Lily, such as Lillie and Lilly, Laylie is sometimes taken as a variant of that name, but there is no documented derivation connecting the two.
Laylie Name History & Origins
Laylā is an old Arabic name. It belongs to Laylā al-Akhyaliyya, a poet of the seventh century and one of the best-known women poets of the Umayyad period, and to the legendary beloved in the story of Majnūn Laylā, "the madman of Layla," traditionally linked to the seventh-century poet Qays ibn al-Mulawwah. Persian tradition retold the romance in the twelfth century in Nizami Ganjavi's Layla and Majnun, and Turkish and Urdu versions followed, carrying the name through the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia.
The spelling Layla is the form used in the 1970 song "Layla" by Derek and the Dominos, one of several spellings - with Leila, Laila, and Lila - that appear in English-speaking countries. Laylie is a recent English respelling of that name, using the familiar -ie ending; the spelling itself has no older, separate history.
How Popular is the Name Laylie?
Laylie has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2012. Its best rank was #10,692 in 2024.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,619 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #10,692 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #16,479 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #15,140 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #17,721 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #15,718 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #18,113 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #11,828 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #16,110 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #14,568 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #16,596 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Laylie Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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