Girl name Arabic origin Multiple tradition

Lyla

LYE-luh · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Night
Language
Arabic
Culture
English
Religion
Multiple
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · short
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#83
2024 births2,944
Peak year2024
First appeared1884
Total US births46,185
2024 peak18841919195419892024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Ly
Alternate spellings
LilaLylah
In other languages
Lyla (English)Layla (Arabic)Leila (Persian)

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