Given name
Lailah
“night”
In English use, Lailah is a variant of Leila. One Arabic interpretation is “night.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Lailah is a variant of Leila. One Arabic interpretation is “night.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Lailah is a variant of Leila. An origin associated with Leila is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Lailah is a variant of Leila. The history of Leila gives this family its wider story. Byron used Leila in The Giaour and Don Juan, and Edward Bulwer-Lytton used it for the heroine of his novel Leila. These works helped make the Arabic name familiar to English-speaking readers.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Lailah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,900
- 0 boys · 6,900 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 451 babies
- 2025
- 131
- #1,602 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 131 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,602 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 40.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 451 in 2010. In 2025, North Carolina had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,590 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lailah’s family of names
In English usage, Lailah has a related form in Leila.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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