Girl's name
Layan
Say it LAY-an
Used in Arabic 2 syllables
Where Layan is loved, common and rare
Common across Spain, Israel and two more places. Rare in Sweden, four German cities, Austria and 11 more places.
1 in 1,554 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
Catalonia 35thIsrael 77thSweden 128th
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Every place
In 22 of the 40 official lists, among them Catalonia (35th), Israel (77th) and Sweden (128th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalonia region | 35th 2025 | 123 | 1 in 157 |
| Israel ליאן | 77th 2024 | 254 | about 1 in 309 |
| Spain | 89th 2024 | 289 | rank only |
| Sweden | 128th 2025 | 72 | about 1 in 558 |
| Berlin city | 130th 2023 | 25 | about 1 in 580 |
| Austria | 142nd 2025 | 44 | 1 in 812 |
| Munich city | 156th 2025 | 8 | about 1 in 524 |
| The Netherlands | 195th 2025 | 76 | about 1 in 803 |
| Quebec province | 198th 2025 | 29 | about 1 in 897 |
| England and Wales | 279th 2025 | 163 | 1 in 1,554 |
| Cologne city | 308th 2023 | 3 | about 1 in 2,048 |
| Italy | 318th 2024 | 48 | 1 in 3,733 |
| Ontario province | 333rd 2024 | 38 | about 1 in 1,433 |
| France | 389th 2025 | 140 | 1 in 2,049 |
| Switzerland | 424th 2025 | 16 | 1 in 2,125 |
| Ireland | 443rd 2025 | 8 | 1 in 2,641 |
| Scotland | 474th 2025 | 6 | 1 in 2,982 |
| British Columbia province | 516th 2023 | 6 | about 1 in 1,993 |
| Poland | 706th 2025 | 2 | 1 in 59,894 |
| Bonn city | 50th 2025 | 11 | about 1 in 274 |
| Rostock city | 92nd 2025 | 2 | about 1 in 492 |
| Leipzig city | 212th 2025 | 2 | about 1 in 1,312 |
Rare, below the listed names: Northern Ireland, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Hungary and Slovenia.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Israel publishes names in Hebrew script. The Latin spelling shown is our transliteration; the published form is shown beside it.
Sources: Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) (Israel); INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) (Spain); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Landeshauptstadt München, Statistisches Amt (opendata.muenchen.de) (Munich); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn); Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (opendata-hro.de) (Rostock); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig). How we count, and every source
About the name
Layan is used in Arabic, and it is known as a name of that language without a recorded etymology or meaning. It is best described by how it sounds and where it is used.
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Two syllables, said LAY-an, with the stress on the first. It is short, soft and easy to say, with no common variants.
This is one of the fastest-rising names in the data: it is climbing in seventeen regions and falling in none. Catalonia ranks it among the top 40, and it is also used in Spain and Sweden. In English-speaking countries it appears in Quebec, England and Wales, and Ontario. French records show it reaching its highest point so far in 2025, so it is very much a name of the moment.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- LAY-an, 2 syllables
- Used in
- Arabic
Over time
Over five years: rising in 17 of 19 regions, falling in 1.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 1112 | 889 | 902 | 601 | 617 | 555 | 454 | 471 | 383 | 279 |
| Scotland | 453 | 765 | 765 | 792 | 439 | 638 | 474 | |||
| Ireland | 750 | 544 | 883 | 559 | 555 | 631 | 443 | |||
| Ontario | 796 | 514 | 428 | 330 | 352 | 360 | 359 | 358 | 333 | |
| British Columbia | 515 | 646 | 516 | |||||||
| Quebec | 565 | 799 | 443 | 593 | 436 | 637 | 652 | 339 | 612 | 198 |
| France | 1716 | 1692 | 1696 | 1005 | 905 | 843 | 522 | 504 | 396 | 389 |
| The Netherlands | 559 | 727 | 633 | 519 | 530 | 250 | 254 | 226 | 195 | |
| Austria | 549 | 551 | 1331 | 374 | 332 | 448 | 326 | 216 | 226 | 142 |
| Switzerland | 1130 | 1494 | 1512 | 1298 | 1180 | 795 | 1298 | 794 | 495 | 424 |
| Berlin | 386 | 235 | 252 | 193 | 222 | 188 | 136 | 130 | ||
| Munich | 194 | 156 | ||||||||
| Cologne | 959 | 918 | 273 | 320 | 170 | 318 | 308 | |||
| Bonn | 220 | 93 | 359 | 371 | 78 | 186 | 139 | 77 | 223 | 50 |
| Leipzig | 253 | 411 | 263 | 378 | 406 | 405 | 186 | 215 | 117 | 212 |
| Rostock | 187 | 174 | 99 | 92 | ||||||
| Sweden | 269 | 211 | 206 | 155 | 196 | 157 | 156 | 197 | 159 | 128 |
| Spain | 82 | 97 | 89 | |||||||
| Catalonia | 626 | 615 | 486 | 226 | 186 | 114 | 39 | 46 | 44 | 35 |
| Italy | 361 | 359 | 318 | |||||||
| Israel | 74 | 71 | 80 | 66 | 70 | 63 | 62 | 68 | 77 |
England and Wales, 2003 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 279 | 163 | 64.4 |
| 2024 | 383 | 113 | 43.8 |
| 2023 | 471 | 84 | 32.7 |
| 2022 | 454 | 93 | 35.3 |
| 2021 | 555 | 72 | 26.3 |
| 2020 | 617 | 62 | 23.1 |
| 2019 | 601 | 66 | 23.6 |
| 2018 | 902 | 41 | 14.2 |
| 2017 | 889 | 43 | 14.4 |
| 2016 | 1112 | 31 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 1139 | 30 | 9.7 |
| 2014 | 1204 | 28 | 9.1 |
| 2013 | 1291 | 26 | 8.4 |
| 2012 | 1297 | 25 | 7.8 |
| 2011 | 1225 | 26 | 8.1 |
| 2010 | 1815 | 15 | 4.7 |
| 2009 | 1752 | 15 | 4.8 |
| 2008 | 2292 | 10 | 3.2 |
| 2007 | 2410 | 9 | 2.9 |
| 2006 | 3548 | 5 | 1.7 |
| 2005 | 2084 | 10 | 3.5 |
| 2004 | 4598 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 2003 | 4373 | 3 | 1.1 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Layan in France since 1925 were born in or after 2023. First recorded in 2003. Her peak year there: 2025, at 48.8 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Layan per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Layan
1 in 616 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Layan.
1 in 1,457 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Layan.
1 in 596 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Layan. Same first letter as Layan.
1 in 581 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Layan.
1 in 473 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Layan.
1 in 4,444 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Layan.
1 in 924 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Layan.
1 in 3,206 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Layan.
1 in 636 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Layan.
1 in 852 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Layan.
Middle names for Layan
1 in 71 in Scotland
Layan Olivia
2-4 beats · initials LO
Changes the beat after Layan: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Layan Emily
2-3 beats · initials LE
Changes the beat after Layan: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Layan Grace
2-1 beats · initials LG
Changes the beat after Layan: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Layan Sophia
2-3 beats · initials LS
Changes the beat after Layan: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Layan Maria
2-3 beats · initials LM
Changes the beat after Layan: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 88 in Scotland
Layan Amelia
2-4 beats · initials LA
Changes the beat after Layan: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables.
1 in 162 in England and Wales
Layan Evelyn
2-3 beats · initials LE
Changes the beat after Layan: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Layan Rose
2-1 beats · initials LR
Changes the beat after Layan: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
Same style as Layan
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 1,627 in Scotland
92% alike: moves with Layan across countries and decades.
1 in 1,457 in Northern Ireland
92% alike: moves with Layan across countries and decades.
1 in 2,236 in Scotland
92% alike: moves with Layan across countries and decades.
1 in 1,481 in England and Wales
89% alike: moves with Layan across countries and decades.
1 in 617 in Scotland
88% alike: moves with Layan across countries and decades.
1 in 1,195 in England and Wales
87% alike: moves with Layan across countries and decades.
1 in 1,655 in England and Wales
86% alike: moves with Layan across countries and decades.
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
86% alike: moves with Layan across countries and decades.
Questions about Layan
4 questions, on how popular she is, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Layan?
Her best rank is No. 35 in Catalonia in 2025, about 1 in 157 girls. She is in the published lists of 22 of our 40 regions.
How do you pronounce Layan?
LAY-an, with 2 syllables.
Is Layan getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 17 of 19 regions, falling in 1.
Which sister names go with Layan?
The deck's top five sisters for Layan: Dua, Naya, Liyana, Aisha and Anaya. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.