Layla

Variation of Leila, Arabic

"night"

Layla Origin and Meaning

The name Layla is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "night".

A lovely musical name (remember the old Eric Clapton-Derek & the Dominos song?), Layla's seen a significant surge in popularity, partly partly all names with a double L are stylish, and partly because all the forms of the name push it into the Top 15 for girls.

Layla is the most popular spelling of the name, as well as the one with the most phonetic spelling. Other popular forms are, in order, Leila, Laila, Laela, Laelah, Laylah, Leyla, Lejla, and Leighla.Leila, Laila, Leyla, Laylah, Leilah, Lailah, Leylah

If you're concerned about the name's popularity, you might consider that there are many other names that are similar. There's Leilani, for instance, along with Leah and Leia and Lily and new favorite Lyra. Layla is derived from the Semitic element layl, meaning "night." It has roots in the Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian languages. In the Arabic story Qays and Layla, Layla is the subject of the poet’s unrequited love.

The spelling Laila is represented by boxer Laila Ali.

Layla Rank in US Top 1000

# 30 in the US

Layla Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 243 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Layla

• 30 US 2023
• 243 Nameberry 2025
• 45 Canada 2023
• 62 Future 2035
• 53 England 2023
• 42 Scotland 2024
• 69 Ireland 2024
• 37 Australia 2024
• 38 New Zealand 2024
• 46 Dogs 2023
• 100 Cats 2022

20 Names Similar to Layla

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Layla.

• Maya
• Aubrey
• Savannah
• Leila
• Lilliana
• Keira
• Camila
• Zoey
• Noelle
• Ashlyn
• Sienna
• Kiara
• Lyla
• Skylar
• Lilah
• Morgan
• Ariana
• Sierra
• Zoe
• Kara

Famous People Named Layla

• Layla El English pro wrestler
• (Zara) Layla Kayleigh English,American TV presenter
• Layla bint al Minhal, disciple of Muhammad and wife of Arab chieftain Malik ibn Nuwayra
• Layla Grace Marsh girl who inspired the Layla's Legacy cancer foundation
• Layla Foreman daughter of musician Tim Foreman of Switchfoot
• Layla Z. Summers (b. 1978) daughter of musician Andy Summers of The Police
• Layla Lee (b. 1993) daughter of actress Tottie Goldsmith and skier Steven Lee
• Layla LaCosta (b. 1999) daughter of singer Tanya Tucker
• Layla Marie Taylor (b. 2010) daughter of singer Willie Taylor of Day26
• Layla Rose Csortan (b. 2016) daughter of TV personality and former Miss Australia Laura Csortan
• Layla Morrison (b. 2017) daughter of youtubers CinnamonToastKen and SuprMaryFace

The name Layla in Pop Culture

• "Layla " song by Derek and the Dominoes
• "Layla and Majnun " Persian narrative poem by Nizami Ganjavi
• Layla Williamson character on American soap "One Life to Live"
• Layla Rose Miller aka Butterfly character in Marvel X,Factor comics
• Layla aka Aisha character on animated series "Winx Club"
• Layla Baileygates character in movie "Me, Myself, & Irene"
• Layla character on TV's "Justified"
• Layla character in movie "Sky High"
• Layla Heartfilia character in the manga and amine 'Fairy Tail'
• Layla brand of Italian nail polish
• Layla character in the TV series 'The Story of Tracy Beaker'
• Layla Hassan character in the video game "Assassin's Creed: Origins"
• Layla Grant character on TV's "Nashville"
• Layla Keating character on TV's "All American"