Leilah is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Leilah means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Leilah across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Leilah has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Leilah is a girl name of Arabic origin meaning “variant of Leila, night”. A respelling of Layla, from the Arabic for night.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,241 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 384 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 11 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Leilah per year, United States (1898 to 2025). United States peaked in 2010 (251/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2015 (29/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2009 (4/yr).
Leilah is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2010, when it ranked #1,831 nationally (given to 277 babies that year).
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