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Lyla

Girl

Meaning of Lyla: Arabic: 'night'

Lyla is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 83rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 74th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#83

3,089 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#74

634 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

49,299

First recorded 1884 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 20 babies1982: 21 babies1983: 17 babies1984: 21 babies1985: 27 babies1986: 23 babies1987: 15 babies1988: 24 babies1989: 29 babies1990: 34 babies19901991: 30 babies1992: 26 babies1993: 29 babies1994: 20 babies1995: 26 babies1996: 29 babies1997: 34 babies1998: 64 babies1999: 84 babies2000: 98 babies20002001: 119 babies2002: 139 babies2003: 197 babies2004: 208 babies2005: 293 babies2006: 449 babies2007: 887 babies2008: 1,508 babies2009: 2,071 babies2010: 2,291 babies20102011: 2,416 babies2012: 2,225 babies2013: 2,082 babies2014: 2,383 babies2015: 2,276 babies2016: 2,224 babies2017: 2,269 babies2018: 2,306 babies2019: 2,449 babies2020: 2,307 babies20202021: 2,526 babies2022: 2,665 babies2023: 2,659 babies2024: 2,954 babies2025: 3,089 babies
US babies named Lyla per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,089.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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