Leila
LAY-la
Arabic
"night"
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Updated Tue Feb 03 2026
Leila Origin and Meaning
Variation of Laila
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- Names Similar to Leila
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- The name Leila in Pop Culture
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# 268 in the US
Leila Rank in US Top 1000
# 739 on Nameberry
Leila Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Popularity of the name Leila
20 Names Similar to Leila
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Famous People Named Leila
- Leila AboulelaSudanese writer
- Leila AhmedEgyptian,American professor
- Leila DinizBrazilian actress and feminist
- Leila BarrosBrazilian volleyball player
- Leila BelaAmerican musician, actress and writer
- Leila DenmarkAmerican pediatrician
- Leila ForouharIranian singer and actress
- Leila HatamiIranian actress
- Leila HayesAustralian actress
- Leila HyamsAmerican film actress
- Leila JosefowiczAmerican violinist
- Leila KSwedish rapper
- Leila KhaledPalestinian Militant
- Leila LopesMiss Universe 2011 winner
- Leila McKinnonKiwi,Australian journalist
- Leila MouradEgyptian singer and movie star
- Leila PahlaviIranian princess
- Leila SobralBrazilian basketball player
- Leila TongHong Kong actress and singer
- Leila VaziriAmerican swimmer, world record holder
- Leila Boyer (b. 2009)daughter of novelist Edwidge Danticat
- Leila Emmanuelle Mathison (b. 2006)daughter of Cameron Mathison
- Leila Rey Valencia (b. 2009)daughter of Judy Reyes
The name Leila in Pop Culture
- Leilacharacter in Sharon Creech's "Bloomability"
- Leilaa fairy in Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera Iolanthe (1882)
- Leila Huntercharacter from "When in Rome"
- Leila Okulgencharacter in novel "Does My Head Look Big in This?"
- Leila Smithan infant "number" in TV Drama "Person of Interest"
- Leila Williamscharacter in the fifthy shades of darker
- Leila Hopelittle girl character in film "Southpaw"
- Leila Mae Pottermain character of the story 'Lost Along the Way' by JanuaryLily
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