Laïla

Meaning and origin of Laïla

Popularity of Laïla in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2018.
• Over recent years, Laïla has been stable (−2.8% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Laïla every 16 schools, all spellings combined.

Laïla in English-speaking countries

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  353^rd girls’ name103 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,500−7% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  308^th girls’ name420 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,828−2.8% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  359^th girls’ name2,588 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,867−9.4% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  371^st girls’ name26 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,092

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  512^th girls’ name18 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,206

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  461^st girls’ name23 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,820

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  493^rd girls’ name11 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,817

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Laïla and Laila are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Laila60
• Layla390
• Laylah5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Laïla

• Lamia
• Yusra
• Innaya
• Kahina
• Youmna
• Salima
• Roukaya
• Yasmin
• Latifa
• Yakine
• Ibtissem
• Enaya

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin