Leïla

Meaning and origin of Leïla

Popularity of Leïla in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2018.
• Over recent years, Leïla has been stable (−1.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Leïla every 4.9 schools, all spellings combined.

Leïla in English-speaking countries

Leïla ranks 187^th in New Zealand, 255^th in England and Wales and 259^th in Ontario (Canada), against 199^th in France.

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  187^th girls’ name66 babies in 3 years1 girl in 636−2.7% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  259^th girls’ name133 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,162−0.9% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  259^th girls’ name3,662 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,320−1.8% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  255^th girls’ name544 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,411−3.4% a year

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

  368^th girls’ name28 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,418

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  293^rd girls’ name37 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,470

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  327^th girls’ name36 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,801

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  378^th girls’ name9 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,501

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

Same sound, other spellings

• Leila340
• Léïla5
• Leyla580
• Lëyla5
• Leylah5

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 Leïla

• Lilya
• Neyla
• Naïla
• Alia
• Maïssa
• Anaya
• Assya
• Kamila
• Yara
• Khadija
• Hidaya
• Soumaya

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin