Layla Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Girl Names Like Layla

Layla Name Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: lay-lah
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Layla Name Meaning

A name beaming with beauty, Layla means “night” in Arabic. A derivative of Leila, Layla has long been a classic name in Arabic speaking nations before her rise to fame in English circles.

Layla’s nightly origins make her an attractive choice for parents looking for something edgy without being too over the top or descriptive. A little Layla is just as mysterious as Raven without the preceding imagery, allowing her to own her name and its likeness.

Layla offers the familiar feel of the 90s classic Kayla with the in-trend L start seen in current favorites Lily, Leah, and Lucy. Her history and sound also give her an exotic feel similar to Mila, Luna, and Aurora. Despite this mysterious allure, she’s much more common than one may think thanks to her plentiful spelling variations including Leila, Laila, Leyla, and Laylah. She’s not to be confused with the similar Lilah and Leela, though just as beautiful.

Layla also strikes an easy balance between being both youthful and mature. She wears well on a little girl and adult alike, never sound too stuffy or cutesy regardless of age. She’s fashionable, versatile, and no doubt here to rock the charts for years to come.

Layla Name Popularity

How popular is the name Layla? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	—	0	0%
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1971	2,171	8	0.0005%
1972	979	72	0.0053%
1973	858	99	0.0076%
1974	774	131	0.0101%
1975	771	132	0.0103%
1976	823	118	0.0092%
1977	802	133	0.0099%
1978	1,036	81	0.006%
1979	1,062	80	0.0057%
1980	1,036	88	0.006%
1981	1,386	44	0.003%
1982	1,293	52	0.0035%
1983	1,586	29	0.002%
1984	1,199	60	0.004%
1985	1,509	36	0.0024%
1986	1,224	63	0.0042%
1987	1,530	40	0.0026%
1988	1,284	62	0.004%
1989	1,602	43	0.0027%
1990	1,226	87	0.0052%
1991	1,616	48	0.0029%
1992	1,091	116	0.0073%
1993	682	272	0.0174%
1994	911	160	0.0104%
1995	846	181	0.012%
1996	879	173	0.0116%
1997	977	147	0.0099%
1998	860	194	0.013%
1999	668	297	0.0198%
2000	406	669	0.0438%
2001	329	917	0.0609%
2002	291	1,040	0.0694%
2003	195	1,663	0.1093%
2004	169	1,994	0.1308%
2005	144	2,370	0.155%
2006	101	3,349	0.2139%
2007	85	3,893	0.2467%
2008	55	4,930	0.319%
2009	45	5,200	0.3479%
2010	37	5,889	0.4087%
2011	35	6,076	0.4265%
2012	31	6,263	0.4395%
2013	30	6,477	0.4549%
2014	29	6,446	0.4424%
2015	30	6,325	0.4347%
2016	30	6,246	0.4332%
2017	26	6,274	0.4495%
2018	27	6,459	0.4701%
2019	23	6,478	0.4785%
2020	24	6,086	0.4781%
2021	25	5,812	0.4754%
2022	29	6,058	0.4592%

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Names Like Layla

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What names are diminutives of Layla?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Layla sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Layla, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Lala	Tulip	Slavic

What names are variants of Layla?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Layla.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Laela	Night beauty	Arabic
Laila	Night	Arabic
Laylah	Night beauty	Arabic
Leila	Night	Arabic
Leyla	Night beauty	Arabic

What names sound like Layla?

If you like how Layla sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Layla.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Bayla	Berry clearing; bailiff; city fortification	English
Jayla	Combination name	American
Kayla	Pure	English
Kyla	Narrow strait	English
Lalla	“The maiden from the Lowlands,” based on the Scottish dialectal form lal- lan, the low-lying land.
Leela	Night beauty	Arabic
Lilah	Night	Arabic
Lyla	Night	English

Nyla	One who achieves	Arabic
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What names are similar to Layla?

Find a name that’s like Layla, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Amira	Ruling princess	Arabic
Aria	Vocal solo	English
Calista	Cup; fairest, most beautiful	Latin
Camila	Young religious servant	Spanish
Dahlia	Dahlia flower	Scandinavian
Farrah	Good-looking	English
Mila	Dear and gracious	Slavic
Mira	Wonderful; peace; propserous	Spanish
Penelope	Weaver	Greek
Phoebe	Bright and pure	Greek

Lists With Layla

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Siblings of Layla

Mamas with kids named Layla also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Christian	Follower of Christ	Latin
Elsie	God is my oath	English
Samuel	Name of God	Hebrew

Amina	Truthful one	Arabic
Lillith	Belonging to the night	Ancient
Kayden	Son of Cadan	American
Jacob	Supplanter	Hebrew
Kylie	Boomerang	Aboriginal
Chloe	Green sprout	Greek
Elysia		Latin

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21 Comments

Esther+Siegel Oct 28 at 10:22 pm

My husband loves music from the 1960s so I thought of Layla after the Eric Clapton song. We played that song right after my daughter was born in the delivery room. We hope she grows up to be a music lover like her daddy.

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Elizabeth Dec 23 at 10:06 am

I picked Layla because it’s a beautiful name and short like my other two kids. All three of my kids have short names. Either five or six letters long.
My oldest is Alexa I picked it BC I didn’t hear it now thts all I hear.
My son is Daxter. His name is very uncommon. I’ve always liked short and uncommon names.

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Antoinette Oct 3 at 8:13 am

I have a niece whose name is Lyla and my son came up with naming his sister Layla and I instantly fell in love with it ?

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Kayla May 18 at 1:53 pm

Layla is a great name, i wanted to name my daughter similar to my name

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Tegan Feb 6 at 2:37 am

Thought it was a unique name & it matches her so well

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- Layla Nov 6 at 10:19 am
  
  I love the name so much, it is truly an amazing name. I’ve allways been in love with that name and I defenatly recommend it.
  
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Ashley Oct 24 at 8:10 pm

After my sister

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Angelica Oct 19 at 12:29 pm

Well it was something that my husband just blurted out he was thinking of names closer to Luke for a girl. At first I didn’t like the name but soon learn to love it. I also looked at the meeting and it means dark beauty or night time or the night beauty. Wish to me are all beautiful and wonderful things.

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Maritza Aug 22 at 1:55 pm

It was chosen by my fiance and I grew to like the name.
I wanted to name her Penelope, but my family didn’t like the idea of calling her Penny. Her middle name is Penelope though. I liked the name because of a wonderful student I connected with at work. A sweet, intelligent, artistic and kind little girl.

The thing I don’t like about the name Layla is that when Spanish speakers try to say the name, they say Lehla which translates to slow. My family is Hispanic and my parents have a bit of a hard time saying the name correctly.

So far though, I think the name suits her. She already kind of perks up her ears when I call her Layla.

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Carisa Jul 7 at 8:24 am

Layla is a simple, but strong name. It’s not too old or too new, so its perfect. Every person I have met or heard out with this name, was strong, independent & smart women.

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Brenda Apr 1 at 11:19 am

Layla was decided because when I was 18 my friends and I were talking about kids names and I said I really loved the name Layla and I would name her that when I had a girl her name would be Layla and sure enough our gender ultrasound we found out we were having a girl

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- layla May 13 at 12:00 pm
  
  i love the name layla not only because it is a amazing song but because my parents we gonna name me a lot of things but when they heard the song layla they thought it was a beautiful name so they named me that.
  
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Brenda Mar 31 at 10:09 am

I picked the name because when I was 18 I said when I have kids at some point I want my daughter to be Layla, I was listening to other parents call there kids names and one of them was named
Layla and I just liked it

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Jessica Nov 23 at 8:12 am

My 4 yr old niece actually picked her name out and her middle name is rose bc layla stands for beautiful rose and that’s exactly what she is a beautiful rose

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April Nov 22 at 12:52 am

I picked layla because I didn’t often hear that name and thought it was a beautiful name

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Yesi Oct 29 at 12:21 pm

I love that it sounds the same in English and Spanish.

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Kiera Sep 4 at 10:52 am

It was one of my favorite names for girls, and it pays homage to my Middle Eastern heritage.

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Amber Sep 3 at 10:19 am

I had spent the first 3 months of my pregnancy thinking I was having a boy so the day of the ultrasound, when I found out otherwise, I scrambled to find a girl name. I viewed a “500 baby girl names” video and Layla just felt right. So now I have Layla Lee! Everyone assumes I’m an Eric Clapton fan, but I’m not, so that’s something to get used to with this name.

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Jennifer Aug 31 at 12:25 pm

Got my daughters name from her uncle who passed away the day we were supposed to have our first ultrasound, greg also metiond if cooper was a girl he was going to be layla then cooper passed away and we found out we were having the first girl of the family

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Jennifer Apr 22 at 1:50 pm

My husband is Arabic & wanted an Arabic name that was “American” sounding or easy to pronounce.
I’m tired of hearing, “You must be an Eric Clapton fan.”

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Tanya Apr 14 at 4:19 pm

In our blended family…with Layla being our sixth kiddo “together”…I was just so thrilled to be pregnant again and that we had chose to add onto our family that I didn’t mind one bit the gender nor did I mind what the baby’s name was…so we opted out of finding out what he/she was until the baby was born and my husband had a boy name picked out and a girl name picked out…she ended up being a girl so…he gave her the name Layla…which I just love! He said he chose that name as a twist to his grandma’s name, Lelah, who passed away the month before Layla was born. Layla, though she is 5 now and loves her name, is over people singing Eric Clapton’s song Layla to her. Hahaha!

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