Laila

girl

Origin

Spelling variation of Layla or Sami variation of Helga, Arabic or Finnish

Syllables

2

Meaning

night; holy

Categories

Popularity over time

Number of U.S. babies given the name Laila each year, from the Social Security Administration.

Counts come from Social Security card applications. The SSA only includes names given to at least 5 babies of the same sex in a given year, so rare names and very recent years may be missing or undercounted. Source: SSA national baby names data.