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Layla
Say it: LAY-luh
Meaning
From Arabic Layla, generally connected with layl 'night'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Known in the West through the Layla and Majnun romance and Eric Clapton's 1970 song, it climbed steeply in the US during the 2000s and 2010s.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 100,195 babies given this name since 1950
- At its height in 2019, about 1 in 257 girls
- 6,174 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Laila, Leila, Lailah
| French | Leila |
|---|---|
| Turkish | Leyla |
Famous bearers
- Layla, heroine of the Arabic and Persian romance Layla and Majnun
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Where this comes from
- Well-known works of literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.