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♀ Layla
What does Layla mean?
Layla 
▲ as a girls' name is of Arabic derivation, and Layla means "night beauty". Layla is a variant form of Laila (Arabic): see Leila. Layla is also a derivative of Lila (Arabic): contraction of Delilah (Hebrew) "lovelorn, seductive".
Variations
VARIANTS Lylah▲, Lyla▲, Lilah▲, Leyla▲, Lelia▼, Lelah▼, Lela▼, Leilah▲, Leelah, Leela▲, Laylah▲, Laliah, Laleh, Laily, Lailie, Laela
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Layda, ..
(male) Laylou, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Layla Rylie (L.R.), ..
How popular is Layla?
Layla is a somewhat popular first name for women (#2609 out of 4276, Top 61%) but a rare last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Layla entered the list in 1970-1979 and reached its apex rank of #26 in the U.S. in 2017, and is at #27 presently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Layla (#27 IN RECENT RANKINGS) are Laela, Laila (#182), Laylah (#781), Leela (#1207), Leila (#238), Leilah (#1200), Lela (#1574), Lelah, Lelia, Leyla (#646), Lila (#224), Lilah (#287), Lyla (#128) and Lylah (#638). Other variants, like Leelah, are seldom used. These forms of Layla were at the peak of their popularity in the year 2011 (USAGE OF 0.96%) and have remained as popular to this day (USAGE 0.95%, DOWN 1%). Leila has generally been a favorite of parents, although Leyla appears to be gaining favor too, while forms such as Lelia have become less contemporary.
Similar Names
Layla▲ is pronounced similarly to Lali, Lalla, Lallie, Lally, Lalya, Leala, Lealia, Leelia, Leola▼, Lili, Lilia▲, Lilla▼, Lilli, Lillia, Lilly, Lilo, Lily▲, Loela, Loelia, Loella, Lolla, Lolly, Luella▼, Lula▼ and Lulu▼. Other recommended sound-alike names are Ayla▲, Bayla, Beyla, Calla, Camyla, Cayla▼, Dalla, Darla▼, Dayla, Earla, Gala, Gayla▼, Gaylla, Hala, Jayla, Jeyla, Kaala, Kalla, Kayla▼, Kaylla, Lada, Lael, Lal, Lanna, Lara, Larea, Lata, Lawra, Layne, Leya, Leyda, Leyna, Loyda, Lyda▼, Lyra▲, Makyla, Marla▼, Nyla▲, Paola▼, Pavla, Rayla, Shayla▼, Shyla, Skyla▲, Tayla▼, Tyla, Vala, Valla, Xyla and Zakyla. These names tend to be less commonly used than Layla.
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