Leila

Leila meaning and name origin

Leila \le(i)-la\ as a girl's name is pronounced LEE-lah, LAY-lah, LYE-lah. It is of Arabic origin, and the meaning of Leila is "night beauty". Used by authors for the names of exotic female characters in the early 19th century. The name is popular in the Middle East.

Leila has 12 variant forms: Laila, Layla, Leela, Leelah, Leilah, Lela, Lelah, Lelia, Leyla, Lila, Lilah and Lyla.

For more information, see also the related name Loelia.

Baby names that sound like Leila are Leala and Leola.

View a list of the 5 names that reference Leila.

Popularity of Leila

Leila is a very popular first name for women (#708 out of 4276) but an uncommon surname or last name for all people. (1990 U.S. Census)

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