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    Names that mean night

    8 first names whose etymology includes “night” or a close synonym, the most used first. For girls: Laila, Sariyah, Nisha, Yamini.

    NameForOriginMeaningLatest rank
    Laila girls Arabic “night” #295 (2025)
    Sariyah girls Arabic “a cloud that comes by night” #3,333 (2025)
    Nisha girls Sanskrit “night” #5,891 (2024)
    Yamini girls Sanskrit “night” #4,050 (2013)
    Sharvari girls Sanskrit “night”
    Vibhavari girls Sanskrit “starry night”
    Yamika girls Sanskrit “night”
    Vibhawari girls Sanskrit “starry night”