Laila

Girl name

Laila has been given to 43,507 babies in the U.S. since 1884. It peaked in 2008 and currently ranks #413 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈleɪlə/

Variant of Leila and Layla, from Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā), related to لَيْلَة (layla, “night”).

Origin: Arabic

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

43,507

Peak year

2008 (2,414 babies)

Rank in 2025

#413 for girls

First recorded

1884

10-year trend

▼ -60%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Leila Khaled

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Laila Ali

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Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Laila.

43,703 babies since 1940

42,923 babies since 1881

44,491 babies since 1972

42,421 babies since 1959

44,648 babies since 1962

45,324 babies since 1975

45,649 babies since 1951

45,972 babies since 1888

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