Nayla
“she who obtains”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 201st
- births in 2023–2025
- 880
- babies born in France
- 1 in 2,062
- +3.1% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2025
Meaning and origin of Nayla
Nayla is thought to mean “she who obtains” and is of Arabic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Nayla in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2025.
- Over recent years, Nayla has been stable (+3.1% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Nayla every 4.4 schools, all spellings combined.
Nayla in English-speaking countries
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
914th girls’ name34 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,544
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
870th girls’ name125 babies in 3 years1 girl in 6,143+11.8% a year
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
1,271st girls’ name542 babies in 3 years1 girl in 8,915+0.9% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Naïla845
- Naila130
- Naïlah (in French)30
- Naylah (in French)25
- Nahyla (in French)20
- Nahila15
- Naïyla5
- Naïlla5
- Nailah (in French)5
- Naylla5
- Nayila5
- Nahïla5
- Naiyla5
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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