Leila

LAY-la

Arabic

"night"

Leila Origin and Meaning

Variation of Laila

Leila Rank in US Top 1000

# 268 in the US

Leila Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1064 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Leila

• 268 US 2024
• 1064 Nameberry 2025
• 233 Future 2028
• 250 England 2024
• 92 Germany 2020
• 170 switzerland 2023

20 Names Similar to Leila

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Famous People Named Leila

• Leila Aboulela Sudanese writer
• Leila Ahmed Egyptian,American professor
• Leila Diniz Brazilian actress and feminist
• Leila Barros Brazilian volleyball player
• Leila Bela American musician, actress and writer
• Leila Denmark American pediatrician
• Leila Forouhar Iranian singer and actress
• Leila Hatami Iranian actress
• Leila Hayes Australian actress
• Leila Hyams American film actress
• Leila Josefowicz American violinist
• Leila K Swedish rapper
• Leila Khaled Palestinian Militant
• Leila Lopes Miss Universe 2011 winner
• Leila McKinnon Kiwi,Australian journalist
• Leila Mourad Egyptian singer and movie star
• Leila Pahlavi Iranian princess
• Leila Sobral Brazilian basketball player
• Leila Tong Hong Kong actress and singer
• Leila Vaziri American 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

• Leila character in Sharon Creech's "Bloomability"
• Leila a fairy in Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera Iolanthe (1882)
• Leila Hunter character from "When in Rome"
• Leila Okulgen character in novel "Does My Head Look Big in This?"
• Leila Smith an infant "number" in TV Drama "Person of Interest"
• Leila Williams character in the fifthy shades of darker
• Leila Hope little girl character in film "Southpaw"
• Leila Mae Potter main character of the story 'Lost Along the Way' by JanuaryLily