Laila

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Dutch

Meaning

Leila, also spelt Layla, is a feminine given name of Arabic origin. It is popular in the Middle East, including Arabic-speaking countries, Iran, Turkey, and Palestine, as well as the Nordic countries, India and Anglosphere.

From Wikipedia

Laila first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2017 with 9 babies (rank #175 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Laila

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Laila yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

22
Total babies (all years)
4
Years in the data
9
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
20146#274
20155#311
20162#699
20179#175