Lailah

“Variant of Leila — Night” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #1602 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Lailah reached #651 in 2010 and has eased to #1602 since. About 6,900 girls have carried it since 1981. Lailah is a rare spelling of Layla — about 2% of babies given the name are written this way; Layla itself ranked #36 in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,000 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 16,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

In stories & tradition

Lailah — angel in Judaism

Similar names: Laylah · Samiyah · Laya · Saniyah · Nailah · Aseel

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