Laila
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning night.
How Laila has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #170 |
| 2016 | #164 |
| 2017 | #172 |
| 2018 | #182 |
| 2019 | #210 |
| 2020 | #226 |
| 2021 | #242 |
| 2022 | #308 |
| 2023 | #312 |
| 2024 | #371 |
| 2025 | #413 |
Laila by the numbers
In 2025, 151 babies in England and Wales were named Laila. In the US, 1,735 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 2,410 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Laila. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Laila
Names that are said the same way as Laila, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean the night
Like Laila, each of these has the night in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Lylanight751 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lilahnight; a form of leila or lilith464 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lilithof the night, spirit of night120 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leylanight101 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lylahnight; a form of Leila or Lilith85 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leilahnight; a form of Layla204 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Laila
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