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Layla

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Variation of Leila, Arabic
"night"

Layla Origin and Meaning

The name Layla is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "night".

A lovely musical name (remember the old Eric Clapton-Derek & the Dominos song?), Layla's seen a significant surge in popularity, partly partly all names with a double L are stylish, and partly because all the forms of the name push it into the Top 15 for girls.

Layla is the most popular spelling of the name, as well as the one with the most phonetic spelling. Other popular forms are, in order, Leila, Laila, Laela, Laelah, Laylah, Leyla, Lejla, and Leighla.Leila, Laila, Leyla, Laylah, Leilah, Lailah, Leylah

If you're concerned about the name's popularity, you might consider that there are many other names that are similar. There's Leilani, for instance, along with Leah and Leia and Lily and new favorite Lyra. Layla is derived from the Semitic element layl, meaning "night." It has roots in the Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian languages. In the Arabic story Qays and Layla, Layla is the subject of the poet’s unrequited love.

The spelling Laila is represented by boxer Laila Ali.

# 29 in the US

Layla Rank in US Top 1000

# 258 on Nameberry

Layla Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Layla Popularity

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Famous People Named Layla

  • Layla ElEnglish pro wrestler
  • (Zara) Layla KayleighEnglish,American TV presenter
  • Layla bint alMinhal, disciple of Muhammad and wife of Arab chieftain Malik ibn Nuwayra
  • Layla Grace Marshgirl who inspired the Layla's Legacy cancer foundation
  • Layla Foremandaughter of musician Tim Foreman of Switchfoot
  • Layla Z. Summers (b. 1978)daughter of musician Andy Summers of The Police
  • Layla Lee (b. 1993)daughter of actress Tottie Goldsmith and skier Steven Lee
  • Layla LaCosta (b. 1999)daughter of singer Tanya Tucker
  • Layla Marie Taylor (b. 2010)daughter of singer Willie Taylor of Day26
  • Layla Rose Csortan (b. 2016)daughter of TV personality and former Miss Australia Laura Csortan
  • Layla Morrison (b. 2017)daughter of youtubers CinnamonToastKen and SuprMaryFace
  • Layla Jane Butler (b. 2017) daughter of youtubers Casey and Kayli Butler
  • Layla Rae Stewart (b. 2020) daughter of Bringing Up Bates star Carlin Bates Stewart and Evan Stewart

Layla in Pop Culture

  • "Layla" song by Derek and the Dominoes
  • "Layla and Majnun" Persian narrative poem by Nizami Ganjavi
  • Layla Williamsoncharacter on American soap "One Life to Live"
  • Layla Rose Miller aka Butterflycharacter in Marvel X,Factor comics
  • Layla aka Aishacharacter on animated series "Winx Club"
  • Layla Baileygatescharacter in movie "Me, Myself, & Irene"
  • Laylacharacter on TV's "Justified"
  • Laylacharacter in movie "Sky High"
  • Layla Heartfiliacharacter in the manga and amine 'Fairy Tail'
  • Laylabrand of Italian nail polish
  • Laylacharacter in the TV series 'The Story of Tracy Beaker'
  • Layla Hassancharacter in the video game "Assassin's Creed: Origins"
  • Layla Grantcharacter on TV's "Nashville"
  • Layla Keatingcharacter on TV's "All American"