Gender
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 and Variants 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)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
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)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
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)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #169, 37 births); most recent 2025 (rank #353, 11 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | 11 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #96, 47 births); most recent 2025 (rank #301, 11 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2016 | 17 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #247, 7 births); most recent 2021 (rank #350, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #239, 15 births); most recent 2023 (rank #514, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 10 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence