UK girl's name
Lyla-Rae
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Lyla-Rae is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Lyla-Rae popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2115, with 13 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2021, with 23 births.
This profile covers 143 England and Wales registrations across 13 recorded years from 2012 to 2024. 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 57% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 142 living people in the UK are called Lyla-Rae. 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 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Lyla-Rae ranked #2115 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 13 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2021, when 23 girls were registered as Lyla-Rae.
- • About 142 living people in the UK are estimated to have Lyla-Rae as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2115
2024
Births in 2024
13
Latest year
Peak year
2021
23 births
Estimated living
142
2026
Popularity
Lyla-Rae over time
The chart below shows babies named Lyla-Rae registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2012 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Lyla-Rae, the clearest high point is 2021. The latest England and Wales figure is 13 births in 2024, compared with 23 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lyla-Rae by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Lyla-Rae 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #2014 | 74 | 5 |
| 2010s | #3198 | 69 | 8 |
Related
Names similar to Lyla-Rae
- 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
Lyla-Rae: questions and answers
How popular is the name Lyla-Rae in the UK right now?
In 2024, Lyla-Rae was ranked #2115 for girls in England and Wales, with 13 births registered.
When was Lyla-Rae most popular?
The peak year on record was 2021, with 23 babies registered as Lyla-Rae in England and Wales.
How many people are called Lyla-Rae in the UK?
A total of 143 babies have been registered as Lyla-Rae across the 13 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.