Arabic · girl

Layla

A well-loved girl name with real staying power.

Rank 2024

#37

Trend

stable

Band

common

Styles

classic

Meaning

Night, dark beauty

Layla is a common girl name with Arabic roots. In 2024, 5,305 newborns in the U.S. were given the name — ranking it #37 nationally, and its popularity has held steady in recent years. Its style leans classic — tags you can match against your partner's picks in the combiner.

classic

About Arabic names

Arabic names are built on meaning, drawn from a language where nearly every name traces to a root word — nobility, light, praise, beauty. Many honor faith directly, and family names traditionally chain generations together through forms like ibn, meaning son of. Their sounds travel well: long open vowels and soft consonants that read gracefully in English, from Amir to Layla to Omar.

Meaning and origin are editorial; U.S. popularity comes from Social Security Administration public files.

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