Baby names that mean the night
88 names with the night in their meaning: 74 for girls, 11 for boys, 3 used for both. Every one comes with its meaning and the official birth figures for England and Wales and the US. 23 of them are still given to 40 or more babies a year.
Girls' names that mean the night
Given to at least 40 babies a year in the US or England and Wales.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 a year · the US, 2017
- Lylanight751 a year · England and Wales, 2025
- Lailanight1,735 a year · the US, 2017
- Leilanight, dark beauty1,400 a year · the US, 2017
- Lilahnight; a form of leila or lilith464 a year · England and Wales, 2025
- Lilithof the night, spirit of night120 a year · England and Wales, 2025
- Leylanight101 a year · England and Wales, 2025
- Lylahnight; a form of Leila or Lilith85 a year · England and Wales, 2025
- Laylahnight; a form of Layla388 a year · the US, 2017
- Lailahnight342 a year · the US, 2017
- Leilahnight; a form of Layla204 a year · the US, 2017
- Lailaninight beauty; heavenly night121 a year · the US, 2017
- Lillithnight or screech owl; a form of Lilith109 a year · the US, 2017
- Samairaevening breeze17 a year · England and Wales, 2025
- Samarahevening conversation; a form of Samara75 a year · the US, 2017
- Sariyaclouds at night; a form of Sariah75 a year · the US, 2017
- Vesperevening star21 a year · England and Wales, 2025
- Leylahnight; a form of Layla58 a year · the US, 2017
- Laelanight; a form of Layla52 a year · the US, 2017
- Israanight journey; traveller by night21 a year · England and Wales, 2025
- Laelahnight; a respelling of Layla or Laylah41 a year · the US, 2017
53 rarer names that mean the night
Fewer than 40 babies a year in either country, which often means a name in wide use somewhere the records do not reach.
- Esrathe night journey; Islamic reference
- Asratravels by night
- Aadhiramoonless night, darkness
- Laiylanight; a variant of Layla
- Lejlanight; a form of Layla
- Layla-Maenight; a compound with mae
- Layla-Rosenight; a compound with rose
- Leylaniea form of layla; night
- Nishkanight, darkness, evening
- Lilah-Maenight; a form of Lilah with Mae
- Nithilanight or darkness
- Lilah-Rosenight; a form of Lilah combined with Rose
- Lolahnight; a form of Leilah
- Nishanight
- Layliananight; an elaborated form of Layla
- Lilah-Raenight; a compound of Lilah and Rae
- Lillahnight; a form of Lilah
- Yaldabirth; the longest night of winter
- Saanjhevening or twilight
- Yoalinight; a form of Yoalli
- Layla-Maynight; a form of layla with may suffix
- Laylanynight; a form of layla with -ny suffix
- Leylinight; variant spelling of Layla
- Sandhyatwilight or junction of day and night
- Amaya-Rosenight rain rose; a form of Amaya with Rose
- Laiylahnight; a variant spelling of Laila
- Layla-Raenight; a compound of Layla and Rae
- Lylithof the night; a variant spelling of Lilith
- Nishikanight; darkness
- Raveenaof the night or dark
- Sanjhevening, dusk, twilight
- Liliethnight demon; a variant spelling of lilith
- Lillythnight demon; a variant spelling of lilith
- Shaamevening; night
- Lailinight; a respelled form of Layla or Leila
- Lailynight; a respelled form of Layla or Leila
- Layaalnight; a form of Layla
- Layianight; a form of Layla
- Laylaanight; a form of Layla
- Layliahnight; a form of Layla
- Liliahnight flower; a form of Lilith
- Lilith-Rosenight creature; combined with rose flower
- Nikhitanight, darkness
- Nikithanight, darkness; variant spelling of nikhita
- Nimishanight, nocturnal
- Laila-Raenight plus grace; hybrid name
- Layla-Mainight; a form of layla with mai suffix
- Layla-Marienight; a form of layla with marie suffix
- Laylinight; a form of layla
- Leila-Rosenight; a form of leila with rose suffix
- Layla-Gracenight; dark beauty and grace
- Lilah-Blunight; color name; a compound name
- Yaaminight
Boys' names that mean the night
Given to at least 40 babies a year in the US or England and Wales.
- Samircompanion in evening conversation333 a year · the US, 2017
10 rarer names that mean the night
Fewer than 40 babies a year in either country, which often means a name in wide use somewhere the records do not reach.
Unisex names that mean the night
Given to at least 40 babies a year in the US or England and Wales.
- Samarevening conversation or gathering18 a year · England and Wales, 2025
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