MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Laila mean?
Laila is the Arabic night name Layla. Its association with the Layla and Majnun romance gives it a long literary life in Persian and Urdu poetry as well.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
लैला
Conventional spelling
Arabic
ليلى
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Laila in Indian usage
30,757 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (99.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 30,474 records (99.1%).
- Recorded as male: 283 records (0.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 869 |
| 1950s | 3,932 |
| 1960s | 9,228 |
| 1970s | 9,987 |
| 1980s | 5,121 |
| 1990s | 1,308 |
| Other decades | 312 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 19,418 |
| Bihar | 6,077 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,905 |
| Jharkhand | 1,768 |
| Karnataka | 325 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 257 |
| Odisha | 246 |
| Delhi | 126 |
| Rajasthan | 123 |
| Other states | 512 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Laila / F | 151 | 295 |
| Scotland | Laila / F | 11 | 301 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Laila ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Laila; Table_6, C300 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Laila; Table_6, C300
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Laila; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Laila; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl
- Wiktionary: ليلى ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.