Leilah

“Variant of Leila — Night” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #1660 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Leilah reached #1002 in 2010 and has eased to #1660 since. About 4,200 girls have carried it since 1898. Together with its spelling variants Leila (#259) and Leyla (#611), Leilah would rank around #172 with about 1,800 births last year — the newborns split about 66/27/7 across Leila, Leyla, and Leilah.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Leilahs

Leilah Babirye — Ugandan-born American visual artist, wood sculptor (born 1985)
Leilah Sutherland — British actress
Leilah Weinraub — American filmmaker, conceptual artist and former CEO
Leïlah Mahi — writer
Leilah Assunção — Brazilian writer

Similar names: Lylah · Samiyah · Leen · Ailyn · Nailah · Leya

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