Gender
Male
Origin
- Unknown
- Arabic
- Born at night, nightfall; Qays, a seventh-century Arab poet, named the central character in his poems Laila.
- Finnish
- Hebrew
- Persian
Syllables
2
Themes
- Nature
Alternate Spellings of Laila
Celebrity Babies
Daughter of Muhammad Ali
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #9684, 7 births); most recent 2013 (rank #12094, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #140, 2,410 births); most recent 2025 (rank #413, 755 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 755 |
| 2024 | – | 839 |
| 2023 | – | 988 |
| 2022 | – | 1,031 |
| 2021 | – | 1,252 |
| 2020 | – | 1,303 |
| 2019 | – | 1,460 |
| 2018 | – | 1,618 |
| 2017 | – | 1,751 |
| 2016 | – | 1,951 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #96, 616 births); most recent 2025 (rank #295, 151 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 151 |
| 2024 | 129 |
| 2023 | 140 |
| 2022 | 148 |
| 2021 | 155 |
| 2020 | 170 |
| 2019 | 167 |
| 2018 | 190 |
| 2017 | 218 |
| 2016 | 254 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 1981 (rank #208, 240 births); most recent 2023 (rank #779, 52 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 52 |
| 2022 | 51 |
| 2021 | 78 |
| 2020 | 72 |
| 2019 | 66 |
| 2018 | 84 |
| 2017 | 85 |
| 2016 | 52 |
| 2015 | 82 |
| 2014 | 71 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)