Etymology & Historical Origin of the Baby Name Laila

Laila is a variant spelling of the Arabic name “Leila” which means ‘night.’ Arabs would use the name Leila to signify the attributes of their daughter (i.e., dark beauty, dark haired) or to indicate that the child had been born at night. Originally an Arab/Muslim name, Leila (and its variants such as Laila) has acquired currency in both the English-speaking world as well as the Nordic nations in particular. It is more commonly thought of as an internationally adopted name at this point as evidenced by the growing number of spelling variations: Layla, Laila, Laylah and Lailah for instance.

All About the Baby Name – Laila

Personality

OF THE GIRL NAME LAILA

The number Eight personality has everything to do with power, wealth and abundance. Somehow, this personality has been blessed on the material plane, but their authoritative and problem-solving traits provide evidence that their good fortunes are not just the luck of the lottery. They are well earned. This is the personality of CEOs and high-ranking military personnel. Eights are intensely active, hard-driving individuals. Success is only meaningful to them after a job well-done.  They are remarkable in their ability to see the larger picture right down to the smallest details, and organize a strategy around success. They then have the ability to direct a group around them toward any goal, and realize individual potential to get the most out of their team.

Popularity

OF THE GIRL NAME LAILA

Laila is more popular than the traditional spelling of Leila in the United States. It’s not as common as Layla today, but it’s climbing the charts along with Lyla and other possible spelling variations. Laila had a blip on the charts in 1884, but pretty much has not been used as a given name in America until the year 2000. It entered the charts that year at position #643 – pretty respectable given it came from obscurity. The name climbs about 500 positions in 10 short years so that by today Laila is becoming a more common name in America. It hasn’t hit the Top 100 list of most-favored girls’ names, and we doubt it will given all the competition she has among her sisters. Laila is a very pretty name and a perfect choice for the little dark-haired beautiful baby girls out there.

Quick Facts

ON LAILA

GENDER:

Girl

ORIGIN:

Arabic

NUMBER OF SYLLABLES:

2

RANKING POPULARITY:

144

PRONUNCIATION:

LAY-lah or LIE-lah

SIMPLE MEANING:

Night, Dark beauty

Characteristics

OF LAILA

Authoritative

Powerful

Tough

Tenacious

Wealthy

Problem-solver

Achiever

Cultural References to the Baby Name – Laila

Literary Characters

OF THE BABY NAME LAILA

We cannot find any significant literary characters by the name of Laila

Childrens Books

ON THE BABY NAME LAILA

We cannot find any childrens books with the first name Laila


Popular Songs

ON LAILA

Laila
a song by Blue System

Famous People

NAMED LAILA

Laila Ali (boxer and daughter of Muhammad Ali)
Laila Ali Abdulla (First Lady of the Maldives)
Laila (musician)

Children of Famous People

NAMED LAILA

We cannot find any children of famous people with the first name Laila

Historic Figures

WITH THE NAME LAILA

We cannot find any historically significant people with the first name Laila