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Leilah

Girl

Meaning of Leilah: Arabic: 'night'

Leilah 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 — 1605th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3318th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1605

125 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3318

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,241

First recorded 1898 · peak 2010

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 8 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 11 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 8 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 9 babies1993: 10 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 9 babies1996: 13 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 12 babies1999: 16 babies2000: 39 babies20002001: 33 babies2002: 53 babies2003: 90 babies2004: 85 babies2005: 99 babies2006: 125 babies2007: 160 babies2008: 191 babies2009: 216 babies2010: 251 babies20102011: 215 babies2012: 189 babies2013: 204 babies2014: 211 babies2015: 196 babies2016: 176 babies2017: 205 babies2018: 198 babies2019: 168 babies2020: 160 babies20202021: 162 babies2022: 194 babies2023: 157 babies2024: 115 babies2025: 125 babies
US babies named Leilah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 251.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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