Throughout the world, レイヤー (Layer 
, レイヤー) is a rare largely boy's, but infrequently girly given name. The forename レイヤー is characteristic of Mongolia, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Nigeria, where it is a very rare unisex name, and Brazil, where it is an extremely rare boy's name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Mongolia, India, and Nigeria. More prevalently, レイヤー is the last name as well as the forename.