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Lejla

Girl

Meaning of Lejla: Arabic: 'night'

Lejla is a girl's name most strongly associated with Bosnian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 5070th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5070

24 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

878

First recorded 1995 · peak 2007

Trend

falling

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 8 babies1996: 6 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 21 babies1999: 16 babies2000: 41 babies20002001: 42 babies2002: 33 babies2003: 40 babies2004: 37 babies2005: 40 babies2006: 42 babies2007: 47 babies2008: 39 babies2009: 40 babies2010: 28 babies20102011: 36 babies2012: 24 babies2013: 36 babies2014: 31 babies2015: 25 babies2016: 24 babies2017: 23 babies2018: 31 babies2019: 29 babies2020: 24 babies20202021: 18 babies2022: 16 babies2023: 21 babies2024: 23 babies2025: 24 babies
US babies named Lejla per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 47.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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