Lyla

Spelling variation of Lila, Arabic

"night"

Lyla Origin and Meaning

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

The Lyla spelling variation has now superseded the original Lila — the former remains on the rise while the latter is consistently falling in popularity.

Celebrity couple Katherine Schwarzenegger and Chris Pratt recently used this version of the name for their daughter, Lyla Maria Schwarzenegger Pratt, born in August of 2020.

The Lyla spelling helps clarify the name's pronunciation, although if we had to choose, we'd stick with the classic Lila. Laila, Layla, and Leila are all further variations on the same theme.

Lyla Rank in US Top 1000

# 98 in the US

Lyla Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 303 on Nameberry

Lyla Popularity

• 98 US 2023
• 303 Nameberry 2024
• 120 Canada 2023
• 117 Future 2028
• 80 England 2022
• 70 Scotland 2023
• 92 Australia 2021

20 Names Similar to Lyla

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• Laila
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• Lola
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• Isla
• Rory
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Famous People Named Lyla

• Maria Luisa "Lyla" Rocco Italian actress
• Lyla Foy aka WALL English singer,songwriter
• Lyla Pinch Brock Canadian Egyptologist
• Lyla Berg American politician from Hawaii
• Lyla Porter Follows, Canadian actress
• Lyla Elichaoff (b. 2003) daughter of stylist Trinny Woodall and Jonny Elichaoff
• Lyla Absolom (b. 2006) daughter of actor Joe Absolom
• Lyla Coron (b. 2006) daughter of actress Cynthia Geary
• Lyla Rose Hershkovitz (b. 2009) daughter of singer,songwriter Lisa Loeb
• Lyla Beatrix Christabel Gilman (b. 2010) daughter of Lady Rose (Windsor) Gilman and George Gilman
• Lyla Kelsey Finnegan (b. 2011) daughter of football player Cortland Finnegan
• Lyla Jane Buttery (b. 2011) daughter of Thai actress Paula Taylor and Edward Buttery
• Lyla Grace Oshie (b. 2014) daughter of ice hockey player TJ Oshie
• Lyla Isabela Castillo (b. 2017) daughter of actress and author April Hernandez,Castillo
• Lyla Aranya Wilson (b. 2018) daughter of actor Owen Wilson
• Lyla Maria Schwarzenegger Pratt (b. 2020) daughter of Katherine Schwarzenegger and Chris Pratt

Lyla in Pop Culture

• Lyla Garrity a main character on TV's "Friday Night Lights"
• Lyla Lerrol character in Superman comics
• Lyla Michaels aka Harbinger character in DC Comics and TV's "Arrow"
• Lyla Novacek a main character in the movie "August Rush"
• Lyla Winston character on TV's "Sons Of Anarchy"
• Lyla main character on Australian TV's "Mako Mermaids"
• Lyla character in Disney TV movie "Let It Shine"
• "Lyla " a song by Oasis