#6012024 rank
2022peak year
9,675babies named Leyla since 1880
▲ +25%5-year trend
Leyla popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Leyla mean?
Persian and Turkish form of Layla, from Arabic layl 'night'; famed through the seventh-century love story of Layla and Majnun.
OriginPersian
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Styleclassic, mythic
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Spellings & variants
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