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What does Laila mean?
Laila 
▲ as a girls' name is pronounced LAY-lah. It is of Arabic origin, and the meaning of Laila is "night beauty". See Leila. Usually refers to dark hair or a dark complexion. See also Lyla. Actress Laila Robbins.
STARTS WITH La-
Variations
VARIANTS Laela, Laliah, Lailie, Laily, Laleh, Layla▲, Laylah▲
RELATED FORMS VIA LEILA, LYLA Leela▲, Leelah, Leila▲, Leilah▲, Lela▼, Lelah▼, Lelia▼, Leyla▲, Lila▲, Lilah▲, Lyla▲
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Laile, ..
(male) Lailai, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Laila Caliyah (L.C.), ..
How popular is Laila?
Laila is a somewhat popular first name for women (#2179 out of 4276, Top 51%) but a unique last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Laila reached its apex rank of #135 in the U.S. in 2009, and is at #182 presently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Layla (#27 IN 2018), Lyla (#128), Lila (#224), Leila (#238), Lilah (#287), Leyla (#646), Laylah (#781), Leilah (#1200), Leela (#1207), Lela (#1574), Laela, Lelah and Lelia are the popular related forms of Laila (#182). These relations of Laila were favored as birth names a decade ago (ADOPTION OF 0.94%) and have remained as common to this day (ADOPTION 0.92%, 1.5% LESS), but with versions like Lelia falling out of fashion. The most trendy names for newborns in this list are Lyla, Layla, Lilah, Leyla, Leilah, Leela, Leila, Laylah, Lila and Laila.
Similar Names
Laila▲ is pronounced similarly to Lala, Lali, Lalia, Lalla, Lallia, Lallie, Lally, Leala, Leelia, Lellia, Leola▼, Lili, Lilia▲, Lilie, Lilla▼, Lilli, Lillia, Lilly, Lilo, Loelia, Loella, Lolla, Lolly, Lulu▼ and Lylah▲. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Abila, Aila▲, Avila, Baila, Caela, Caihla, Caila, Cayla▼, Danila, Darla▼, Emila, Gaila, Galila, Gayla▼, Glila, Hala, Jamila, Kaila▼, Kala▼, Katla, Lael, Laina, Laine, Lal, Lanita, Lanna, Larra, Lavina▼, Leia▲, Lia▲, Liba, Lil, Lisa▼, Liya, Liza▼, Luisa▲, Luiza, Mala, Nabila, Naila, Nila, Palila, Paula▼, Pavla, Raula, Rayla, Shila, Tsila, Tzila and Zila. These names tend to be less frequently used than Laila.
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