Leighla
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 54 babies a year in the US.
Leighla by the numbers
Leighla was given to 54 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Leighla
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Leighla. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Leighla
Names that are said the same way as Leighla, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Leylanight101 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leeladivine play, cosmic play51 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leilahnight; a form of Layla204 in the US (2017)
- Leladivine play; a form of Leela142 in the US (2017)
- Leylahnight; a form of Layla58 in the US (2017)
- Leelahweary; a form of Leela or Lilah29 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Leighla
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