Leila
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning night, dark beauty.
Babies a year
1,400
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#259
up from #268
UK popularity
#268
171 babies · down from #249
How Leila has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #247 |
| 2016 | #229 |
| 2017 | #220 |
| 2018 | #239 |
| 2019 | #225 |
| 2020 | #205 |
| 2021 | #214 |
| 2022 | #246 |
| 2023 | #240 |
| 2024 | #268 |
| 2025 | #259 |
In 2025, 171 babies in England and Wales were named Leila. In the US, 1,400 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Leila was most common in 1885, when it went to 0.09% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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