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Lailah

Girl

Meaning of Lailah: Arabic: 'night'

Lailah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1550th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1541st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1550

131 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1541

20 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,900

First recorded 1981 · peak 2010

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 11 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 7 babies1997: 18 babies1998: 17 babies1999: 20 babies2000: 33 babies20002001: 71 babies2002: 86 babies2003: 130 babies2004: 150 babies2005: 173 babies2006: 193 babies2007: 255 babies2008: 310 babies2009: 364 babies2010: 451 babies20102011: 396 babies2012: 400 babies2013: 414 babies2014: 406 babies2015: 408 babies2016: 402 babies2017: 345 babies2018: 333 babies2019: 274 babies2020: 240 babies20202021: 204 babies2022: 181 babies2023: 218 babies2024: 221 babies2025: 131 babies
US babies named Lailah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 451.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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