Laiylah

A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning night; a variant spelling of Laila.

Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Laiylah by the numbers

Laiylah was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 12 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Laiylah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Laylahnight; a form of Layla388 in the US (2017)
  • Lailahnight342 in the US (2017)
  • Laiylanight; a variant of Layla24 in the US (2017)
  • Laiyah79 in the US (2017)
  • Liylah11 in the US (2017)
  • Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Laiylah

Names that are said the same way as Laiylah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Laelanight; a form of Layla52 in the US (2017)
  • Laelahnight; a respelling of Layla or Laylah41 in the US (2017)
  • Layliahnight; a form of Layla5 in the US (2017)
  • Lalia3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Laliah5 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean the night

Like Laiylah, each of these has the night in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Lylanight751 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lailanight1,735 in the US (2017)
  • Leilanight, dark beauty1,400 in the US (2017)
  • 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)

Names about as common as Laiylah

MatyldaAzayliaJapjiYoonaYuvikaAnabiyaDuhaZaeleigh

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