Laila

Spelling variation of Layla (Arabic); Sami variation of Helga (Finland)
"night; holy"

Laila Origin and Meaning

The name Laila is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "night; holy".

Beguiling and lovely, Laila is one of the lilting variations of Leila and Layla. It's the name of the former-boxer daughter of Muhammad Ali and of actor Shawn Wayans. In Finland, the Sami people use this in place of the Scandinavian name Helga.

# 312 in the US

Laila Rank in US Top 1000

# 1148 on Nameberry

Laila Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Laila Popularity

Famous People Named Laila

  • Laila Amaria Ali
    American boxer; daughter of boxer Muhammad Ali
  • Laila Morse (born Maureen "Mo" Oldman)
    English actress
  • Laila Mehdin
    Indian actress
  • Laila Abdesselam Rouass
    British actress
  • Laura Annikki "Laila" Kinnunen
    Finnish pop singer
  • Laila Natali Bagge Wahlgren
    Swedish manager and songwriter
  • Laila Ellen Kaarina Hirvisaari
    Finnish novelist
  • Laila Lalami
    Moroccan,American novelist
  • Laila Stien
    Norwegian novelist
  • Laila Ali Abdulla
    4th First Lady of the Maldives as wife of president Mohamed Nasheed; mother of Meera Laila and Zaaya Laila Nasheed
  • Laila Wayans
    daughter of actor Shawn Wayans
  • Laila Rose Lynche (b. 2012)
    daughter of singer Michael Lynche
  • Laila Aubrielle (b. 2013)
    daughter of Jazmin Young of TV's "16 and Pregnant"
  • Laila Bullock (adopted 2015)
    daughter of actress Sandra Bullock

Laila in Pop Culture

  • Laila Markus
    daughter of Grace and Leo on TV's "Will and Grace"
  • Laila
    spelling more often used in Finland, where it is pronounced like Lila/Lyla
  • Laila
    character in "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini