The first name Lyla
A girl’s name from Arabic.
Pronounced /ˈleɪlə/ 2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Arabic origin
A spelling variant of Leila.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 751 girls were named Lyla, making it the 61st most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lyla with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Lyla at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 3,089 girls born in the United States were named Lyla, the 80th most popular girls’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
More Arabic girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Lyla mean?
- A spelling variant of Leila.
- What is the origin of the name Lyla?
- A spelling variant of Leila.
- How popular is the name Lyla?
- In 2025, 751 girls born in England and Wales were named Lyla, ranking 61st.
- Is Lyla a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 49,299 US babies named Lyla since 1880 were girls.
- When was Lyla most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 3,089 babies were named Lyla, its highest rank at 80th.
- How do you pronounce Lyla?
- Lyla is /ˈleɪlə/, 2 syllables.