Laila

“Variant of Leila — Night” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #413 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Laila has appeared in US records since 1884 — best rank #135 (2009) · 43,484 babies named Laila all-time · 1 in 2,100 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,600 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 1,700 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 1,900 girls in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Lailas

Laila Ali — American television personality and retired professional boxer
Laila Mourad — Egyptian actor and singer (1918–1995)
Laila Kinnunen — Finnish singer (1939–2000)
Laila Lalami — American writer
Laila Freivalds — Swedish politician and jurist

In stories & tradition

Laila Fitriani — Para Pencari Tuhan Jilid 19 : Tobat Woy!

What Lailas become

Among 392 notable people named Laila:

Entertainers appear 1.84× more often than among typical names — e.g. Laila Mourad, Egyptian actor and singer (1918–1995).

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