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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2012 with 145 babies (rank #223 that year). In 2024 it was given to 60 girls (rank #496). 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.

2,351
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
145
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
199117#1,039
199224#842
199325#822
199419#917
199517#1,106
199622#913
199721#923
199820#955
199925#838
200038#611
200136#641
200251#483
200357#454
200458#464
200574#390
200662#473
2007117#272
2008100#328
2009134#255
2010123#261
2011128#254
2012145#223
2013112#288
2014104#315
2015101#334
201696#353
201797#336
201899#333
2019101#307
202071#422
202166#455
202260#482
202371#411
202460#496