Lylah
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning night; a form of Leila or Lilith.
How Lylah has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #631 |
| 2016 | #694 |
| 2017 | #641 |
| 2018 | #638 |
| 2019 | #637 |
| 2020 | #594 |
| 2021 | #579 |
| 2022 | #589 |
| 2023 | #605 |
| 2024 | #544 |
| 2025 | #585 |
Lylah by the numbers
In 2025, 85 babies in England and Wales were named Lylah. In the US, 457 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 468 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Leila
Like Lylah, each of these traces back to Leila: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Other names that come from Lilith
Like Lylah, each of these traces back to Lilith: a form of it, a name built from it, or 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 Lylah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Lylah
Names that are said the same way as Lylah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean the night
Like Lylah, each of these has the night in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Lylah
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