Leila
Girl name · Arabic origin
Leila meaning
(Born at) night rapture, elation
Leila at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- Arabic
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- ليلىAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #267 in 2024
- Meaning themes
Leila popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #163 | 80 |
| 1890 | #190 | 154 |
| 1900 | #238 | 178 |
| 1910 | #304 | 163 |
| 1920 | #323 | 405 |
| 1930 | #386 | 317 |
| 1940 | #514 | 182 |
| 1950 | #657 | 169 |
| 1960 | #779 | 172 |
| 1970 | #972 | 130 |
| 1980 | #845 | 184 |
| 1990 | #997 | 183 |
| 2000 | #595 | 427 |
| 2010 | #205 | 1,509 |
| 2020 | #205 | 1,408 |
| 2024 | #267 | 1,191 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #163 | 80 |
| 1881 | #172 | 77 |
| 1882 | #173 | 83 |
| 1883 | #177 | 90 |
| 1884 | #173 | 103 |
| 1885 | #167 | 123 |
| 1886 | #188 | 115 |
| 1887 | #186 | 112 |
| 1888 | #170 | 170 |
| 1889 | #205 | 126 |
| 1890 | #190 | 154 |
| 1891 | #179 | 178 |
| 1892 | #189 | 178 |
| 1893 | #195 | 173 |
| 1894 | #214 | 152 |
| 1895 | #228 | 147 |
| 1896 | #227 | 149 |
| 1897 | #217 | 157 |
| 1898 | #230 | 161 |
| 1899 | #235 | 139 |
| 1900 | #238 | 178 |
| 1901 | #240 | 145 |
| 1902 | #262 | 140 |
| 1903 | #261 | 138 |
| 1904 | #260 | 148 |
| 1905 | #262 | 154 |
| 1906 | #260 | 160 |
| 1907 | #262 | 171 |
| 1908 | #288 | 150 |
| 1909 | #296 | 145 |
| 1910 | #304 | 163 |
| 1911 | #331 | 143 |
| 1912 | #325 | 195 |
| 1913 | #312 | 234 |
| 1914 | #327 | 259 |
| 1915 | #307 | 363 |
| 1916 | #316 | 368 |
| 1917 | #333 | 352 |
| 1918 | #336 | 369 |
| 1919 | #323 | 384 |
| 1920 | #323 | 405 |
| 1921 | #356 | 345 |
| 1922 | #342 | 363 |
| 1923 | #362 | 335 |
| 1924 | #359 | 365 |
| 1925 | #367 | 344 |
| 1926 | #386 | 313 |
| 1927 | #393 | 306 |
| 1928 | #404 | 279 |
| 1929 | #396 | 285 |
| 1930 | #386 | 317 |
| 1931 | #383 | 287 |
| 1932 | #366 | 305 |
| 1933 | #373 | 294 |
| 1934 | #423 | 241 |
| 1935 | #418 | 240 |
| 1936 | #473 | 183 |
| 1937 | #418 | 239 |
| 1938 | #482 | 190 |
| 1939 | #502 | 177 |
| 1940 | #514 | 182 |
| 1941 | #482 | 211 |
| 1942 | #521 | 203 |
| 1943 | #524 | 204 |
| 1944 | #514 | 197 |
| 1945 | #552 | 176 |
| 1946 | #615 | 166 |
| 1947 | #630 | 177 |
| 1948 | #669 | 156 |
| 1949 | #616 | 180 |
| 1950 | #657 | 169 |
| 1951 | #705 | 154 |
| 1952 | #703 | 161 |
| 1953 | #680 | 176 |
| 1954 | #656 | 195 |
| 1955 | #710 | 177 |
| 1956 | #711 | 182 |
| 1957 | #749 | 177 |
| 1958 | #801 | 157 |
| 1959 | #727 | 192 |
| 1960 | #779 | 172 |
| 1961 | #753 | 191 |
| 1962 | #753 | 190 |
| 1963 | #793 | 171 |
| 1964 | #826 | 161 |
| 1965 | #858 | 136 |
| 1966 | #744 | 175 |
| 1967 | #850 | 141 |
| 1968 | #1,013 | 105 |
| 1969 | #907 | 136 |
| 1970 | #972 | 130 |
| 1971 | #842 | 163 |
| 1972 | #898 | 140 |
| 1973 | #880 | 145 |
| 1974 | #847 | 155 |
| 1975 | #849 | 157 |
| 1976 | #854 | 160 |
| 1977 | #784 | 192 |
| 1978 | #805 | 186 |
| 1979 | #804 | 196 |
| 1980 | #845 | 184 |
| 1981 | #735 | 224 |
| 1982 | #774 | 212 |
| 1983 | #758 | 213 |
| 1984 | #782 | 205 |
| 1985 | #769 | 220 |
| 1986 | #791 | 212 |
| 1987 | #815 | 215 |
| 1988 | #824 | 221 |
| 1989 | #908 | 200 |
| 1990 | #997 | 183 |
| 1991 | #952 | 199 |
| 1992 | #969 | 197 |
| 1993 | #949 | 199 |
| 1994 | #994 | 186 |
| 1995 | #877 | 217 |
| 1996 | #1,036 | 180 |
| 1997 | #930 | 213 |
| 1998 | #734 | 297 |
| 1999 | #734 | 306 |
| 2000 | #595 | 427 |
| 2001 | #492 | 566 |
| 2002 | #450 | 638 |
| 2003 | #345 | 893 |
| 2004 | #355 | 893 |
| 2005 | #308 | 1,043 |
| 2006 | #285 | 1,161 |
| 2007 | #251 | 1,393 |
| 2008 | #226 | 1,498 |
| 2009 | #239 | 1,390 |
| 2010 | #205 | 1,509 |
| 2011 | #231 | 1,377 |
| 2012 | #234 | 1,365 |
| 2013 | #215 | 1,472 |
| 2014 | #243 | 1,331 |
| 2015 | #248 | 1,307 |
| 2016 | #230 | 1,393 |
| 2017 | #220 | 1,410 |
| 2018 | #239 | 1,358 |
| 2019 | #225 | 1,387 |
| 2020 | #205 | 1,408 |
| 2021 | #214 | 1,384 |
| 2022 | #245 | 1,245 |
| 2023 | #238 | 1,271 |
| 2024 | #267 | 1,191 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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