Lyla

Meaning and origin of Lyla

Popularity of Lyla in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2021.
• Over recent years, Lyla has been stable (+1.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Lyla every 4 schools, all spellings combined.

Lyla in English-speaking countries

Lyla ranks 62^nd in Scotland, 69^th in England and Wales and 80^th in Ontario (Canada), against 431^st in France.

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  62^nd girls’ name201 babies in 3 years1 girl in 271+13.6% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  95^th girls’ name67 babies in 3 years1 girl in 336+10.4% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  104^th girls’ name111 babies in 3 years1 girl in 378+9% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  69^th girls’ name1,995 babies in 3 years1 girl in 385+6.5% a year

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

  95^th girls’ name94 babies in 3 years1 girl in 422+3.5% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  80^th girls’ name354 babies in 3 years1 girl in 436+3.1% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  88^th girls’ name8,702 babies in 3 years1 girl in 555+5% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  128^th girls’ name109 babies in 3 years1 girl in 595+14.5% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Lila1,840
• Lilah (in French)20
• Lylah (in French)20

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 Lyla

• Layla
• Layan
• Oumou
• Malak
• Fatou
• Zayneb
• Layane
• Zahra
• Imane
• Sidra
• Hajar
• Firdaws

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin