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Girl name Persian origin Multiple tradition

Leila

LAY-lah · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Night; dark beauty
Language
Persian
Culture
Persian
Religion
Multiple
Style era
classic
Themes
classic · celestial
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#268
2024 births1,191
Peak year2010
First appeared1880
Total US births54,226
2010 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
LayLulu
Alternate spellings
LaylaLeyla
In other languages
Leila (Persian)Layla (Arabic)Leyla (Turkish)Leyli (Azerbaijani)

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Notable people named Leila

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