The exact English Leyla entry explicitly identifies an Arabic-derived Leila variant. Leila links Arabic layla, whose personal-name etymology derives from a reconstructed Proto-Semitic night root. The Arabic entry also explicitly lists Turkish Leyla as a descendant. This supports a night association, without establishing that the name means born at night or describing a bearer’s birth time. The separately numbered wine-related word sense is not used here.
Origin
Arabic-derived Leila variant; Turkish use also documented
The exact English entry records Leyla as a female given-name variant of Arabic-derived Leila. The Arabic personal-name entry explicitly lists Turkish Leyla among its descendants. These document transmission and use, without assigning ethnicity or nationality. Leila’s English IPA and the Arabic reading are not transferred automatically to Leyla.
English pronunciation
LAY-LA (one recorded English league guide)
One bearer’s approximate English reading in the club’s official guide. The written aid is retained as printed; the guide does not consistently mark stress. Other families or languages may use another reading.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
Place
Year
Recorded usage
Published births
Rank
Notes
Canada
2025
Girls
53 · preliminary
567
2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
France
2025
Girls
205 (rounded to 5)
262
Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2025
Girls
101
403
Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published.
Northern Ireland
2020
Girls
3
397
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland
2025
Girls
4
632
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Ireland
2025
Girls
7
483
Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States
2025
Girls
478
611
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
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Meaning: Night-root association in the Arabic name account
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The exact English Leyla entry explicitly identifies an Arabic-derived Leila variant. Leila links Arabic layla, whose personal-name etymology derives from a reconstructed Proto-Semitic night root. The Arabic entry also explicitly lists Turkish Leyla as a descendant. This supports a night association, without establishing that the name means born at night or describing a bearer’s birth time. The separately numbered wine-related word sense is not used here. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin: Arabic-derived Leila variant; Turkish use also documented
Checked against cited source
The exact English entry records Leyla as a female given-name variant of Arabic-derived Leila. The Arabic personal-name entry explicitly lists Turkish Leyla among its descendants. These document transmission and use, without assigning ethnicity or nationality. Leila’s English IPA and the Arabic reading are not transferred automatically to Leyla. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
English pronunciation: LAY-LA (one recorded English league guide)
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One bearer’s approximate English reading in the club’s official guide. The written aid is retained as printed; the guide does not consistently mark stress. Other families or languages may use another reading. Credit: Australian Professional Leagues, Ninja A-League Women 2025/26 Pronunciation Guide, Melbourne Victory, PDF page 11. Source: https://aleagues.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2025/10/Ninja-A-League-Women-Pronunciation-Guide-25.26.pdf#page=11. License: original brief factual summary; source rights retained. Adaptation: Rare Baby Names retained only the short factual name information and its scope in original English. No source prose, table, biography, image or audio republished; no open license claimed.
Original brief factual summary; source rights retained
Syllables: 2 (this recorded English guide)
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The short first-name aid LAY-LA represents 2 syllables in this reading. This count is not a rule for every bearer. Credit: Australian Professional Leagues, Ninja A-League Women 2025/26 Pronunciation Guide, Melbourne Victory, PDF page 11. Source: https://aleagues.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2025/10/Ninja-A-League-Women-Pronunciation-Guide-25.26.pdf#page=11. License: original brief factual summary; source rights retained. Adaptation: Rare Baby Names retained only the short factual name information and its scope in original English. No source prose, table, biography, image or audio republished; no open license claimed.
Original brief factual summary; source rights retained
Spelling variant: Leila
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Spelling variants listed for English use of the Arabic-derived name Leila. Other names sharing these spellings may have different origins; counts remain separate.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.
