#3712024 rank
2008peak year
42,707babies named Laila since 1880
▼ 43%5-year trend
Laila popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Laila mean?
From Arabic layl, 'night'. Immortalized in the 7th-century love legend of Layla and Majnun, retold by the Persian poet Nizami.
OriginArabic
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylemythic, classic
Names like Laila
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Famous Lailas
Spellings & variants
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