Girl · Several sources
Lila
Say it: LY-luh
Meaning
Uncertain. Used as a variant of Leila (Arabic layla 'night'), as a pet form of Delilah, and in India from Sanskrit lila 'play'.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Used in the US since the 1800s, and very popular again in the 2010s.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 69,264 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1904, about 1 in 1,100 girls
- 1,290 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Lilah, Lyla
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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