#5442024 rank
2024peak year
7,619babies named Lylah since 1880
▲ +20%5-year trend
Lylah popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Lylah mean?
A modern respelling of Lila and Layla, from Arabic layla 'night', a name celebrated in classical Arabic poetry. The y-spelling is a recent American fashion.
OriginArabic, American English
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, classic
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Spellings & variants
LaylaLilaLyla
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