Laylah

“Variant of Leila — Night” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #1254 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Laylah reached #595 in 2014 and has eased to #1254 since. About 7,300 girls have carried it since 1975. Laylah is a rare spelling of Layla — about 3% of babies given the name are written this way; Layla itself ranked #36 in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 7,500 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 15,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 26 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Laylahs

Laylah Ali — American visual artist (born 1968)
Laylah Ali Othman — Nigerian business women

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

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