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Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Lila: Arabic Meaning of Lila: "night" Lila's Popularity in 2012: #182
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Lila is one of the names with a double l sound -- Lila, Lola, and Lily -- that have recently caught on, particularly among the celebrity set (model Kate Moss and comedian Chris Rock both have little Lilas), and we must admit we love -- make that love love love -- them all. Sultry and forceful, Lila has a slight Near Eastern tinge. In Hinduism, Lila is a conceptualism of the universe as a playground of the gods

The only caveat: As a group, the double l names have gotten so stylish so quickly that they're verging on full-blown trendiness and tend to blend into one another. So while there may not be another little girl named Lila in town, between those named Lillian, Lily, Layla and so on, you may feel there's a double l overload.

Lila is a currently hot TV character name, seen on such shows as Damages and Dexter, as well as Friday Night Lights, where the name is spelled Lyla--another trendy version.

Famous People Named Lila

Lila Downs, Mexican singer
Lila Karp, American writer and activist
Lila Kedrova, French actress
Lila Lee, American actress
Lila McCann, American country music singer
Lila Diane Sawyer, American news reporter (known professionally as Diane Sawyer)
Lila Grace Moss (b. 2002), Daughter of Kate Moss

Pop Culture References for the Name Lila

Lila West, character in the US series 'Dexter'
Lila Fowler, from the book series Sweet Valley High
Lila Zacharov, character from The Curse Workers trilogy by Holly Black
Lila Morgan, character on TV series "Angel"
Lila Wate, character in "Beautiful Creatures" series

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