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Laila

Girl

Origin of the name

Laila is a form of Leila, from a Semitic root meaning “night.”

Short-lived name

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The high point came in 2008, with 2,414 births and the No. 140 spot that year. Since then, the name has fallen 60%, to about 974 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 413. 45% of all babies named Laila since 1880 were born in the 2010s.
43,484births since 1880
2000sgeneration
No. 140rank at its peak, in 2008

Where babies named Laila are born

2008

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The darker the blue, the more common Laila is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Laila is most common in Maryland (1.8 times), Nevada (1.8) and District of Columbia (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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