Lyla
A girls’ name of Arabic/English origin, meaning night.
How Lyla has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #141 |
| 2016 | #138 |
| 2017 | #131 |
| 2018 | #128 |
| 2019 | #121 |
| 2020 | #118 |
| 2021 | #110 |
| 2022 | #105 |
| 2023 | #98 |
| 2024 | #83 |
| 2025 | #80 |
Lyla by the numbers
In 2025, 751 babies in England and Wales were named Lyla. In the US, 2,251 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 2,414 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lyla. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Lilaplayful, divine play; also purple flower277 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lolasorrows; diminutive of Dolores524 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lyralyre, a musical instrument643 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leylanight101 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lylahnight; a form of Leila or Lilith85 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Lyla
Names that are said the same way as Lyla, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean the night
Like Lyla, each of these has the night in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Lyla
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