Layla - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Layla \la(y)-la\ is a variant of Laila (Arabic), Leila (Arabic) and Lila (Arabic), and the meaning of Layla is "night beauty".

The baby name Layla sounds like Laylah, Laela, Lala, Lalla, Lyla and Leyla. Other similar baby names are Bayla, Cayla, Kayla, Dayla, Gayla, Jayla, Rayla and Tayla.

Layla is a somewhat common first name for women (#2609 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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