How popular is the name Laila?

Laila ranks 599th among girls' names in US records, with 42,865 births since 1884. Over the past decade it accounts for 14,144.

Is Laila a unisex name?

No. Laila is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2008, when 2,425 children were given the name. It has been in use for 141 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#599 of girl names

Pronounced L AA1 IY1 L AH0 (ARPABET)

Laila is a girls' name, and first appears in 1884. It has been given to 42,865 children — the 599th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 33% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2008, when 2,425 children were given it.

2008Girls: 2,425Boys: 0

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Laila?: Laila ranks 599th among girls' names in US records, with 42,865 births since 1884. Over the past decade it accounts for 14,144.
Is Laila a unisex name?: No. Laila is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Laila most popular?: 2008, when 2,425 children were given the name. It has been in use for 141 years and is still recorded as of 2024.