Leila
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning night, dark beauty.
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 |
Leila by the numbers
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.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 1,508 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.
At its height, in 1885, about 1 in 1,200 American girls born that year was called Leila.
Names that come from Leila
Forms of Leila in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Leila. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lailanight1,735 in the US (2017)
- Lilaplayful, divine play; also purple flower277 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leiaweary; a form of leah1,151 in the US (2017)
- Leylanight101 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leeladivine play, cosmic play51 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leilahnight; a form of Layla204 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Leila
Names that are said the same way as Leila, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean darkness
Like Leila, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Melaniedark, black3,232 in the US (2017)
- Delaneydark challenger; descendant of Dubhshláine1,270 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
- Kaliblack; fierce; Hindu goddess of time1,120 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the night
Like Leila, each of these has the night in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- 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)
- Lylahnight; a form of Leila or Lilith85 in England and Wales (2025)
- Laylahnight; a form of Layla388 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Leila
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