The first name Lylah
A girl’s name from Arabic.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Arabic origin
Rare spelling variant of Leila.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 85 girls were named Lylah, making it the 468th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 85 births (#496).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lylah with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Lylah at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 503 girls born in the United States were named Lylah, the 585th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 556 were.
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.
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Questions
- What does the name Lylah mean?
- Rare spelling variant of Leila.
- What is the origin of the name Lylah?
- Rare spelling variant of Leila.
- How popular is the name Lylah?
- In 2025, 85 girls born in England and Wales were named Lylah, ranking 468th. Its peak was 2021, with 85 births.
- Is Lylah a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 8,547 US babies named Lylah since 1880 were girls.
- When was Lylah most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 556 babies were named Lylah, its highest rank at 545th.