babyNamedNeyla
“variant spelling of Naïla”uncertain meaning
Girl’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 182nd
- births in 2023–2025
- 960
- babies born in France
- 1 in 1,908
- −0.5% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2016
Meaning and origin of Neyla
Neyla is thought to mean “variant spelling of Naïla” and is of Arabic origin.
Uncertain meaning: the sources disagree or are scarce.
Popularity of Neyla in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2016.
- Over recent years, Neyla has been stable (−0.5% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Neyla every 6.7 schools, all spellings combined.
Neyla in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
91 babies in 3 years1 girl in 53,099+8.4% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
10 babies in 3 years1 girl in 76,783
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Neyla and Nëyla are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
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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