Laila name meaning
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What does Laila mean?
Laila's meaning is Sweetheart, Night Beauty, Nocturnal or Overnight used for both genders, used substantially in Norwegian, Arabic, Finnish, Danish, Icelandic, Tamil, Sikh, Greenlandic, Hindi, Marathi, Persian, Faroese, English, Swedish and German has its origin in Arabic, German, English and Iranian.
Laila is form of widely accepted and ceaseless Leila. Leila is a variant of celebrated and recently soaring Layla. Also Leila is variant form of widespread, in demand and eternal Laila.
Leila's meaning is Dark-haired Beauty, Lovelorn and Night Beauty has its origin in Arabic and Persian.
How do I pronounce Laila?
The two syllabled name Laila is pronounced, lay-lah. The other ways to say the name is la(i)-la.
Variants of Laila
Lajla, Leila, Layla, Leilamarie, Lailamarie, Laela, Lala, Lelia, Laylamarie
How popular is the name Laila?
Laila was among the popular names in United States. Since emerging in 1884 around 35786 babies have been given the name. When at the peak of its usage in 2009, the moniker grabbed the 135th spot and 2410 baby girls were given the name.
However after 118 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts but still dominating the charts. Additionally, the first name has been in the top 500 baby names 18 times Also, Laila was among the popular names in England and Wales.
Since emerging in 1996 around 5915 babies have been given the name. At the peak of its usage in 2010, the moniker grabbed the 95th spot and 616 baby girls were given the name.
However after 23 years, the name is on free fall on the charts. In addition to that, the given name has been in the top 100 baby names 1 times
Laila is common in France where over 4796 new-borns have been given the name since 1950.
At the peak of its usage in 1978, 200 girls were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 230th position. In Ireland, Laila is a unique name where it has been in use since 1999 and has secured the place in top 200 names.
In 2010, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 169 on girl names chart when 37 babies were named Laila. Over 236 babies in Ireland have been named Laila. Also, in Switzerland, it has been in use since 1998 and was able to reach the top 200 names.
In 2009, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 172 on girl names chart when 41 babies were named Laila. Over 598 people have been named Laila in Switzerland. Also, in Netherlands, in just 1 years, it has made it to the top 500 names.
Recently in 2019, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 476 on girl names chart when 27 babies were named Laila.
Laila is an uncommon baby name in Belgium, even after 23 years of use, it could not make it big.
Over 242 babies in Belgium have been named Laila. The first name is a rare baby name in Netherlands however it is still in use. However things change on global perspective, Laila is extremely popular in Morocco where every 1 in 200 have the name as well as in, Egypt and Iraq.
Also the baby name is popular in India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Lebanon, Yemen, Pakistan, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, Jordan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Mozambique, Palestine, Brazil, Algeria, Tanzania, Kuwait, Oman, Malaysia and United Arab Emirates.
At least, 1030000 people globally have carried Laila as their given name according to our research.
| Year | Boys | Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Births | Rank | Births | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 985 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 308 | 1028 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 1247 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 1299 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 1455 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 1617 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 1749 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 1950 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 1889 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 2145 |
Facts
Laila in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 0 | 5 | 1118 | 171 |
 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8614 |
Numerological aspects of Laila
As for your friends, keep it real. You love people with an attitude but open to discussion and hearing new opinions. You deserve the best because you are simply the best. Good things don't just fall from the sky. You have to earn them. You know this. If the letter L is your cornerstone, you stand for beauty and attractiveness. You never get tired from trying to be better than you were yesterday.
Go through the following names similar to Laila
- Hasni means Happy is dominantly used in Arabic and Tamil is used as a unisex name
- Ekram - Meaning of Ekram is Honour or Honor has its origin in Sanskrit and a unisex name is principally used in Malayalam and Hindi
- Humamuddin - Used predominantly in Arabic and Arabic, Humamuddin bestowed upon both sexes, Humamuddin means "Brave (Person) of the Religion (Islam), Brave (Person) of the Religion Islam or Generous"
- Firdaus - New-fangled and Atypical Firdaus mainly is used in Gujarati and Iranian aimed at both genders has its origin in Arabic, meaning of Firdaus is "Heaven, The Element Firdaws Which Means Paradise or Paradise"
- Aniq - Unfamiliar and Fresh unisex name Aniq is used principally in Arabic and Bengali has its origin in Arabic, Aniq means "Elegant or Moon"
Middle names for Laila
We've compiled a list of the endearing and adventuresome middle names for Laila below.
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Sibling Names for Laila
Laila is a beautiful name, it is the name of a heroine in a classic Iranian literary epic. Here are some sibling names that will match beautifully with Laila:
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Famous people named Laila
- Laila Riksaasen Dahl, Norwegian theologian
- Laila Novak, Swedish model and actress
- Laila Brenden, Norwegian author
- Laila el-Haddad, award-winning Palestinian author and public speaker based
- Laila Kinnunen, Finnish singer
- Laila Schou Nilsen, Norwegian speed skater
- Laila Bjurling, Swedish social democratic politician
- Laila Kaland, Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
- Laila Al Shaikhli, Iraqi anchorwoman and television presenter on Al Jazeera English
- Laila Halme, Finnish singer
- Laila Gustavsen, Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
- Laila Ali, American former professional boxer
- Laila Freivalds, Swedish Social Democratic politician and
- Laila Harré, New Zealand politician and trade unionist
- Laila Elwi, Egyptian actress
- Laila Hirvisaari, Finnish author and writer
- Laila Morse, English actress
- Laila Dåvøy, Norwegian nurse and politician for the Christian Democratic Party
- Laila Rouass, British actress
- Laila Bagge Wahlgren, Swedish singer, manager and songwriter
- Laila Mehdin, Indian actress
- Laila Lalami, Moroccan-American novelist and essayist
- Laila Robins, American stage, film and television actress
- Laila Shahzada, Pakistani abstract painter
Lists having Laila
- Boys names beginning with L
- Girls names beginning with L
- Arabic Baby Names
- English Baby Names
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- Hindi Baby Names
- Marathi Baby Names
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- Norwegian Baby Names
- Persian Baby Names
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- Indian Baby Names
- Popular English Girl Names
- Popular Girl Names in England & Wales (2010)
- Baby Names that mean Sweetheart
- Baby Names that mean Night
- Baby Names that mean Beauty
- Baby Names that mean Beloved
- Baby Names that mean Dark
- Baby Names that mean haired
- Baby Names that mean Holy
- Baby Names that mean Blessed
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
- Office fédéral de la statistique, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/population/naissances-deces/prenoms-nouveaux-nes.html
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://www.svb.nl/nl/kindernamen/