UK girl's name
Laila-May
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2017. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Laila-May is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Laila-May popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2017 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5765, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2011, with 7 births.
This profile covers 31 England and Wales registrations across 7 recorded years from 2010 to 2017. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 43% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 31 living people in the UK are called Laila-May. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2018 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Laila-May ranked #5765 for girls in England and Wales in 2017, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2011, when 7 girls were registered as Laila-May.
- • About 31 living people in the UK are estimated to have Laila-May as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5765
2017
Births in 2017
3
Latest year
Peak year
2011
7 births
Estimated living
31
2026
Popularity
Laila-May over time
The chart below shows babies named Laila-May registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2010 to 2017. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Laila-May, the clearest high point is 2011. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2017, compared with 7 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Laila-May by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Laila-May was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4646 | 31 | 7 |
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Names similar to Laila-May
- Lily 72,956
- Lucy 70,663
- Lauren 50,664
- Leah 33,185
- Lola 24,525
- Layla 24,520
- Laura 23,471
- Lilly 21,714
- Lydia 18,353
- Libby 14,515
- Lara 13,415
- Lacey 13,406
FAQ
Laila-May: questions and answers
How popular is the name Laila-May in the UK right now?
In 2017, Laila-May was ranked #5765 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Laila-May most popular?
The peak year on record was 2011, with 7 babies registered as Laila-May in England and Wales.
How many people are called Laila-May in the UK?
A total of 31 babies have been registered as Laila-May across the 7 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.