Lyla

Girl · English (modern spelling)

Lyla

Say it: LY-luh

Meaning

A modern spelling of Lila, itself of several origins (a short form of Delilah or Lillian, Arabic Layla, Sanskrit lila 'play'); no single meaning applies.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

This spelling rose in the US in the 2000s and 2010s.

Its wave through time

Popular now

In the United States

35,362 babies given this name since 1884
At its height in 2019, about 1 in 684 girls
2,293 babies in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

American

The family of the name

Other spellings: Lila, Lilah

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Where this comes from

Modern use, as a recently created name
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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