Ella vs Layla
Head-to-head: full US statistics and history since 1880.
Ella
a name gently stepping back from its peak
- Rank today
- #29
- Peak
- #12 (2011)
- Babies in 2025
- 5,831
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, NY
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Layla
a name gently stepping back from its peak
- Rank today
- #36
- Peak
- #23 (2019)
- Babies in 2025
- 5,338
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, FL
The verdict
Ella is the more popular pick (#29 vs #36). Both sit in a similar popularity band — Ella is a name gently stepping back from its peak, Layla is a name gently stepping back from its peak.
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