Leyla
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning night.
How Leyla has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #782 |
| 2016 | #710 |
| 2017 | #619 |
| 2018 | #648 |
| 2019 | #712 |
| 2020 | #588 |
| 2021 | #672 |
| 2022 | #593 |
| 2023 | #602 |
| 2024 | #601 |
| 2025 | #611 |
Leyla by the numbers
In 2025, 101 babies in England and Wales were named Leyla. In the US, 485 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 best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Leyla. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Leyla
Names that are said the same way as Leyla, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean the night
Like Leyla, each of these has the night in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Lailanight1,735 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)
- Lylahnight; a form of Leila or Lilith85 in England and Wales (2025)
- Laylahnight; a form of Layla388 in the US (2017)
- Lailahnight342 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Leyla
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