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Layan

Layan: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“softness, gentle living”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
lay-AHN · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Layan is an Arabic name associated with softness, tenderness, and ease of living. It is used for girls in Arabic-speaking communities.

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How popular is Layan?

202474.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Layan in 2024245

2024 rank#1,025 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18802,896

Layan is rising: use over the last five years is 2.4× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Layan

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Laylanight · Arabic
  • Lylanight · Arabic
  • Aaliyahexalted, rising · Arabic
  • Amiraprincess; commander · Arabic
  • Lilahnight · Arabic
  • Lilanight · Arabic
  • Nylaattainer; successful · Arabic
  • Zarablooming flower · Arabic

Layan questions

What does the name Layan mean?

Layan means "softness, gentle living". It comes from Arabic. Layan is an Arabic name associated with softness, tenderness, and ease of living. It is used for girls in Arabic-speaking communities.

Is Layan a boy or girl name?

Layan is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Layan?

245 US babies were named Layan in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Layan?

Layan is usually pronounced lay-AHN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.