Leyla Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: The name Leyla is even a part of a romantic love story of Arab, dating back to the Middle Ages, between Layla and Majnun.

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A Deep Dive

Leyla Overview

Meaning

Night

Gender

Girl

Origin

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the Arabic name “Layla,” meaning “night”.

Pronunciation

/ˈleɪ.lə/

Popularity

Leyla is popular in various countries, including the USA, Turkey, and Germany. In the USA, it ranked #602 for girls in 2023.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

5 letters

Numerology

1 (Pioneering, Independent, Leading)

Name Styles

Exotic, Aesthetic, Mythological

Associated Traits

Elegant, mysterious, graceful, serene

Name Day

February 16th
A Deep Dive

Leyla Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Layla, Leila, Laila, Lila, Leela, Lilah, Laleh, Lyla, Liliana, Lelia

Common Nicknames

Ley, Lala, Leya, Lulu, Lee, Lay, Elle, Leah, Lilo, Leya-bear

Diminutives

Ley, Lala, Leya, Lee, Lay, Elle, Leah, Lilo, Laylie, Leyley

Famous People

  • Leyla Gencer
    (Turkish Opera Singer)
  • Leyla McCalla
    (American Musician)
  • Leyla Aliyeva
    (Azerbaijani Journalist)
  • Leyla Milani
    (Canadian-American Model)
  • Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu
    (Turkish Actress)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • "Leyla"
    (Film)
  • Leyla
    (Character in "The 1001 Nights," Literature)
  • Leyla Harrison
    ("The X-Files," TV Series)
  • Leyla Mir
    ("Grey's Anatomy," TV Series)

What Is the Meaning of Leyla?

Leyla means “night,” often symbolizing serenity and mystery..

What Is the Origin of The Name Leyla?

The name Leyla has its origins in Arabic, where it means “night”.

Leyla Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Leyla in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#6712021#5942022#6022023
Top 3 Rankings#5872020#5942022#6022023

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Leyla

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023602
(-8 from 2022)
493
(-10 from 2022)
0.02818
2022594
(+77 from 2021)
503
(+63 from 2021)
0.02805
2021671
(-84 from 2020)
440
(-54 from 2020)
0.02456
2020587
(+125 from 2019)
494
(+94 from 2019)
0.02795
2019712
(-65 from 2018)
400
(-58 from 2018)
0.02180
2018647
(-29 from 2017)
458
(-27 from 2017)
0.02463
2017618
(+90 from 2016)
485
(+83 from 2016)
0.02567
2016708
(+73 from 2015)
402
(+41 from 2015)
0.02077
2015781
(-91 from 2014)
361
(-49 from 2014)
0.01850
2014690
(-64 from 2013)
410
(-37 from 2013)
0.02096
2013626
(+95 from 2012)
447
(+62 from 2012)
0.02319
2012721
(+14 from 2011)
385
(+9 from 2011)
0.01985
2011735
(+15 from 2010)
376
(+6 from 2010)
0.01940
2010750
(-9 from 2009)
370
(-19 from 2009)
0.01887
2009741
(+27 from 2008)
389
(+7 from 2008)
0.01921
2008768
(+15 from 2007)
382
(+15 from 2007)
0.01834
2007783
(+205 from 2006)
367
(+104 from 2006)
0.01734
2006988
(+6 from 2005)
263
(+18 from 2005)
0.01258
2005994
(+101 from 2004)
245
(+36 from 2004)
0.01207
20041095
(+140 from 2003)
209
(+39 from 2003)
0.01036
20031235
(+128 from 2002)
170
(+28 from 2002)
0.00847
20021363
(+64 from 2001)
142
(+10 from 2001)
0.00719
20011427
(+247 from 2000)
132
(+27 from 2000)
0.00666
20001674
(+219 from 1999)
105
(+22 from 1999)
0.00526
19991893
(+996 from 1998)
83
(+38 from 1998)
0.00426
19982889
(-561 from 1997)
45
(-12 from 1997)
0.00232
19972328
(+230 from 1996)
57
(+8 from 1996)
0.00299
19962558
(+64 from 1995)
49
(+2 from 1995)
0.00256
19952622
(+546 from 1994)
47
(+11 from 1994)
0.00245
19943168
(-178 from 1993)
36
(-3 from 1993)
0.00185
19932990
(+101 from 1992)
39
(+2 from 1992)
0.00198
19923091
(+115 from 1991)
37
(+3 from 1991)
0.00185
19913206
(+506 from 1990)
34
(+6 from 1990)
0.00167
19903712
(-235 from 1989)
28
(-1 from 1989)
0.00136
19893477
(-313 from 1988)
29
(-2 from 1988)
0.00146
19883164
(+460 from 1987)
31
(+7 from 1987)
0.00161
19873624
(+915 from 1986)
24
(+7 from 1986)
0.00128
19864539
(-1120 from 1985)
17
(-8 from 1985)
0.00092
19853419
(+748 from 1984)
25
(+7 from 1984)
0.00135
19844167
(-1191 from 1983)
18
(-10 from 1983)
0.00100
19832976
(-76 from 1982)
28
(-3 from 1982)
0.00156
19822900
(+1105 from 1981)
31
(+12 from 1981)
0.00171
19814005
(-285 from 1980)
19
(-2 from 1980)
0.00106
19803720
(-925 from 1979)
21
(-10 from 1979)
0.00118
19792795
(-364 from 1978)
31
(-5 from 1978)
0.00180
19782431
(-174 from 1977)
36
(-4 from 1977)
0.00219
19772257
(+130 from 1976)
40
(+6 from 1976)
0.00243
19762387
(-364 from 1975)
34
(-9 from 1975)
0.00216
19752023
(+189 from 1974)
43
(+7 from 1974)
0.00275
19742212
(-522 from 1973)
36
(-17 from 1973)
0.00230
19731690
(-97 from 1972)
53
(-4 from 1972)
0.00341
19721593
(+2349 from 1971)
57
(+42 from 1971)
0.00353
19713942
(+1471 from 1970)
15
(+6 from 1970)
0.00086
19705413
(-357 from 1969)
9
No change from 1969
0.00049
19695056
(-834 from 1968)
9
(-2 from 1968)
0.00051
19684222
(+760 from 1967)
11
(+3 from 1967)
0.00064
19674982
(+1582 from 1966)
8
(+3 from 1966)
0.00047
19666564
(-3017 from 1965)
5
(-8 from 1965)
0.00028
19653547
(+808 from 1964)
13
(+3 from 1964)
0.00071
19644355
(+2238 from 1963)
10
(+5 from 1963)
0.00051
19636593
(-1299 from 1962)
5
(-2 from 1962)
0.00025
19625294
(+1095 from 1960)
7
(+2 from 1960)
0.00035
19610
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19606389
(-2359 from 1959)
5
(-5 from 1959)
0.00024
19594030
(+490 from 1958)
10
(+2 from 1958)
0.00048
19584520
(+1566 from 1957)
8
(+3 from 1957)
0.00039
19576086
First SSA data recorded
5
First SSA data recorded
0.00024
19560
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19550
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19540
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19530
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19520
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19510
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19500
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19490
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19480
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19470
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19460
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19450
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19440
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19430
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0
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0.0000
19420
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0
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0.0000
19410
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0
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0.0000
19400
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0
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0.0000
19390
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0
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0.0000
19380
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0
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0.0000
19370
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19360
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0
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0.0000
19350
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19340
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0
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0.0000
19330
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19320
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19300
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19290
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19280
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19270
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19260
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19250
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19240
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19230
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19220
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19210
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19200
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19190
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19180
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19170
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18970
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18960
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0
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0.0000
18950
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0.0000
18940
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0.0000
18930
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0
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0.0000
18920
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0
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0.0000
18910
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18880
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18850
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18830
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Leyla

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#4412021#3272022#4412023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#3752021#5072022#4682023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#4982021#4372022#4632023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#4042021#4242022#3872023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#4502021#3552022#3532023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#5962021#5362022#4612023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#6632021#4122022#6172023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#10222021#5532022#5592023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#13372021#8822022#7062023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#13402021#9282022#12042023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#6362020#6952022#5262023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#7192021#4302022#6982023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#6182021#10612022#5842023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#6912021#4652022#7312023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#6682021#7322022#5902023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#8462020#11962022#12142023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#9722018#9272020#11532022

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#10652021#10842022#9632023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#9722016#9642017#7162023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#8972018#11212020#8802023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#4042021#5222022#3932023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#6962014#9282019#9252021

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#4252012#4032013#5032017

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#7462016#6982018#6852022

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#4652012#2682013#4382015

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#7902009#7872010#10622018

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#6912013#8072014#9512021

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#8002013#7562018#7272023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#8152017#8132019#7002022

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#4182022#4672023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#8192022#7692023

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#2722004#2152019

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#6712014#5612018

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#7852021#7732023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#8412015#8282017

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#6292013

Popularity Rankings for Leyla in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan flagAzerbaijan#132021#142022#162023

Popularity in Turkey

Turkey flagTurkey#752021#592022#572023

Popularity in Germany

Germany flagGermany#872021#672022#1102023

Popularity in Switzerland

Switzerland flagSwitzerland#1212020#942021#1372022

Popularity in Austria

Austria flagAustria#1292020#952021#1082022

Popularity in Sweden

Sweden flagSweden#1752022#2282023

Popularity in Chile

Chile flagChile#1921980#1911981#2001983

Popularity in Belgium

Belgium flagBelgium#1932020#1922021#1962022

Popularity in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico#3502010#2912012#2332013

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#2912020#2402021#3082022

Popularity in Poland

Poland flagPoland#2442021#3292022#2902023

Popularity in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland flagNorthern Ireland#3122015#3362019#3972020

Popularity in Norway

Norway flagNorway#3532021#3882022#3772023

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#4932019#4292020#4182022

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#4852019#4192020#4432021

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#6292020#8402021#7982022

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#8342020#8832021#7272023

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Leyla a Name for Boys or Girls?

Leyla is most commonly associated with girls due to its delicate and graceful nature.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Leyla

Leyla in Famous People Names and Pop Culture

  • Leyla Gencer (Opera Singer, 1928–2008): A Turkish soprano who was one of the most celebrated opera singers of the 20th century.
  • Leyla McCalla (Musician, 1985): American singer and multi-instrumentalist known for blending traditional Creole, Cajun, and Haitian music with jazz and blues.
  • Leyla Aliyeva (Journalist, 1985): Azerbaijani journalist and social activist, and the Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.
  • Leyla Milani (Model, 1982): Canadian-American model, actress, and TV host who gained fame as a model on "Deal or No Deal."
  • Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu (Actress, 1989): Turkish actress and beauty pageant titleholder, known for her roles in popular Turkish TV series.
  • Leyla (2009 Film): A Turkish drama that explores the complexities of love and relationships.
  • Leyla (Character in "The 1001 Nights," 8th-century Literature): A central figure in the Arabian love story "Layla and Majnun."
  • Leyla Harrison ("The X-Files," 2000 TV Series): An FBI agent who assists Mulder and Scully in their investigations.
  • Leyla Mir ("Grey's Anatomy," 2005 TV Series): A skilled pediatric surgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
  • None

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